svemn

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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)

  1. 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