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Latin
Noun
somne
- vocative singular of somnus
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse sofna.
Pronunciation
Verb
somne (present tense somnar, past tense somna, past participle somna, passive infinitive somnast, present participle somnande, imperative somne/somn)
- (pre-1901 (Landsmål) or dialectal) alternative form of sovne (“to fall asleep”)
1980, Odd Goksøyr, Akkar-Rakkar og andre forteljingar, Oslo: Noregs boklag, page 31:Arne-Fredrik snudde seg i senga og prøvde å somne.- Arne-Fredrik turned in his bed and tried to sleep.
1930, Kjetil A. Flatin, Tussar og trolldom, Oslo: Norsk folkeminnelag, page 50:So la han seg jamsides tjøruhjellen og somna.- He then lay down alongside the "tjøruhjell" and fell asleep.