hamn

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

hamn f or m (definite singular hamna or hamnen, indefinite plural hamner, definite plural hamnene)

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 form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by havn

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɑmn/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hǫfn, from Proto-Germanic *habnō.

Noun

hamn f (definite singular hamna, indefinite plural hamner, definite plural hamnene)

  1. port, harbour
Derived terms

See also

Etymology 2

Verb

hamn

  1. imperative of hamna

References

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From Old Swedish hamn, hampn, from Old Norse hǫfn, from Proto-Germanic *habnō.

Noun

hamn c

  1. a port (dock or harbor)
  2. a harbor, a haven (place or circumstance providing security)
Declension
Declension of hamn
nominative genitive
singular indefinite hamn hamns
definite hamnen hamnens
plural indefinite hamnar hamnars
definite hamnarna hamnarnas
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Swedish hamber or hampn (“costume, appearance, shape”), inherited from Old Norse hamr.

Noun

hamn c

  1. (folklore, mythology) outward figure
    Synonyms: skepnad, form
    att vara i björnhamn
    to be in bear form (having magically given oneself bear form)
Alternative forms
Derived terms
  • byta hamn (“change shape”)
  • djurhamn (“animal shape”)
  • falkhamn (“falcon shape”)
  • hamnlöpare (“shapeshifter”)
  • hamnskiftare (“shapeshifter”)
  • hamnskifte
  • människohamn (“human shape”)
  • svanhamn
  • trollhamn (“troll shape”)
  • örnhamn (“eagle shape”)

References

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