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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse svefn, from Proto-Germanic *swefnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos.
Pronunciation
Noun
sømn m (definite singular sømnen, uncountable)
- (pre-1901 (Landsmål) or dialectal) alternative form of svevn (“sleep”)
1924, Håkon Wergeland, Heimen, Oslo: Norli, page 119:Borni frå dei heimar som gjev rikeleg mat og sømn og godt stell, står på jamnen yver hine i skulen.- The children from the homes that give plenty food and sleep and great care, perform better in school on average than the others.
References
- Ivar Aasen (1850) “Sømn”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000