søvne
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse svefni, dative form of svefn.
Noun
søvne
- dative of søvn
Usage notes
No longer productive, though is still used in fossilized expressions, e.g. prepositional phrases.
Derived terms
- i søvne (“while sleeping”)
References
- “søvne” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse svefni, dative form of svefn.
Noun
søvne
- dative of søvn
Usage notes
No longer productive, though is still used in fossilized expressions, e.g. prepositional phrases.
Derived terms
- i søvne (“while sleeping”)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse svefni, dative form of svefn.
Noun
søvne
- dative of søvn
Usage notes
No longer productive, though is still used in fossilized expressions, e.g. prepositional phrases.
Derived terms
- i søvne (“while sleeping”)