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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse svefn, from Proto-Germanic *swefnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos.
Noun
svebn m or f
- (dialectal) alternative form of svevn (“sleep”)
1734, “Gu qvæll Brugom og Bruur”, in Den fyrste morgonblånen, Oslo: Novus, published 1990, page 170:æg dæt retnaa i Svebn- I fall straight now to sleep
References
- Time, Tor (1986) “svebn”, in Haurt saure (in Norwegian Nynorsk), Time mållag, page 76