favne

favn +‎ -e. Derived from the noun favn.

favne (imperative favn, infinitive at favne, present tense favner, past tense favnede, perfect tense favnet)

1. (poetic) to embrace, hug

   Synonym: omfavne

   1. (poetic or euphemistic) to have intercourse, sex (with)

• “favne” in Den Danske Ordbog

From Old Norse faðma.

favne (imperative favn, present tense favner, passive favnes, simple past and past participle favna or favnet, present participle favnende)

1. to embrace, hug, cover
2. favne opp - to sound, fathom (measure the depth of water)

• (sound, fathom) lodde

• favn (noun)

• famne (Nynorsk)

• “favne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “favne” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).