hjåsvæve

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • Jaasvæv (Erik Pontoppidan, 1749)

Etymology

hjå +‎ svæve. Compare Icelandic hjásvæfa.

Noun

hjåsvæve n (definite singular hjåsvævet, indefinite plural hjåsvæve, definite plural hjåsvæva)

  1. sharing a bed
  2. a bedmate
  3. sexual intercourse
    Synonym: samlege
  4. (historical) a tradition (in some places in Norway), when an engaged couple have right to share a bed (before marriage)
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