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Old Norse
Etymology
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Noun
svinna f (genitive svinnu, plural svinnur)
- sagacity, good sense
Declension
Declension of svinna (weak ōn-stem)
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from German schwinden.
Verb
svinna (present svinner, preterite svann, supine svunnit, imperative svinn)
- to cease, to vanish, to disappear, to diminish, to fade
medan dagen svann för natten, medan natten svann för dagen.- as the day gave way to the night, as the night gave way for the day.
Nu synen svann – på öde torg sken månen ner, / Och jag stod ensam kvar men ej som främling mer.- Now my vision faded – on the lonely square the moon shone down, / And I was left alone but a stranger no more.
- Shakespeare: Hamlet, act 1, scene 2, Horatio speaking:
Men tuppen gol i samma ögonblick, Och vid dess gälla ljud han for sin väg Och svann utur vår syn.- But even then the morning cock crew loud, / And at the sound it shrunk in haste away / And vanished from our sight.
Usage notes
- Only used in poetic, romantic style. The modern word is försvinna.
Conjugation
Conjugation of svinna (class 3 strong)
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