svefn

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Icelandic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse svefn, from Proto-Germanic *swefnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos, an extension of *swep- (“sleep”).

Pronunciation

Noun

svefn m (genitive singular svefns, no plural)

  1. sleep
    Antonyms: vaka, vakning
  2. (archaic) a dream

Declension

Declension of svefn (sg-only masculine)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative svefn svefninn
accusative svefn svefninn
dative svefni svefninum
genitive svefns svefnsins

Derived terms

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Old Norse

Alternative forms

  • sömn — non, Trønder dialect of Old Norwegian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swefnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos, an extension of *swep- (“sleep”). Cognate with Old Saxon sweƀan, Old English swefn, English sweven. The Indo-European root also led to Ancient Greek ὕπνος (húpnos), Latin somnus, Old Irish suan, Old Church Slavonic съпати (sŭpati), Russian спать (spatʹ), Latvian sapnis.

Noun

svefn m

  1. sleep

Declension

Declension of svefn (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative svefn svefninn svefnar svefnarnir
accusative svefn svefninn svefna svefnana
dative svefni svefninum svefnum svefnunum
genitive svefns svefnsins svefna svefnanna

Descendants

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “svefn”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
  • M. Hægstad (1899) Gamalt trøndermaal : upplysningar um maalet i Trøndelag fyrr 1350 og ei utgreiding um vokalverket, page 1</ref>
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