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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse svefn, from Proto-Germanic *swefnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos.
Pronunciation
Noun
svemn m (definite singular svemnen, uncountable)
- alternative form of svevn (“sleep”)
1973, Knut Horvei, Aud, Oslo: Noregs boklag, page 49:Det vart ikkje meir svemn den natti.- There wasn't more sleep that night.
References
- Ivar Aasen (1850) “Sømn”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000