famne

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

famne (present tense famner, past tense famna or famnet, past participle famna or famnet)

  1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by favne

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • famna (a-infinitive)

Etymology

From Old Norse faðma.

Verb

famne (present tense famnar, past tense famna, past participle famna, passive infinitive famnast, present participle famnande, imperative famne/famn)

  1. (transitive) to embrace, reach around with one's arms
  2. (ambitransitive) to extend, reach over

Derived terms

  • omfamne

References

Old Frisian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *faimnijā. Cognate with Old English fǣmne.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfamne/

Noun

famne f

  1. girl, lass

Descendants

  • North Frisian:
    Föhr-Amrum: foomen
    Mooring: foomen
    Sylt: Faamen
  • West Frisian: faam
  • East Frisian Low German:
    Harlingerland, Jeverland: fôon
    Remaining area: fôon (stupid girl)
    faamke (little girl)

References

  • Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 28
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