omfavne

Danish

Etymology

From om +‎ favne. Compare Swedish and Norwegian Nynorsk omfamna.

Verb

omfavne (imperative omfavn, infinitive at omfavne, present tense omfavner, past tense omfavnede, perfect tense omfavnet)

  1. (physically) embrace, hug
  2. (in spirit) embrace

Conjugation

Conjugation of omfavne
active passive
present omfavner omfavnes
past omfavnede omfavnedes
infinitive omfavne omfavnes
imperative omfavn —
participle
present omfavnende
past omfavnet
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund omfavnen

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Inherited from Danish omfavne.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔmfɑʋnə/

Verb

omfavne (imperative omfavn, present tense omfavner, passive omfavnes, simple past and past participle omfavna or omfavnet, present participle omfavnende)

  1. embrace, hug

References

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