savne

From Old Danish saghnæ (“miss”), where the v comes from a consistent change of gh after vowels like a and o. Compare haghi → have. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål savne (from Danish), Norwegian Nynorsk sakne, Swedish sakna. Derived with the suffix -na from the verb saka (“to harm, blame”).

• IPA^(key): /savnə/, [ˈsɑwnə]

savne (past tense savnede, past participle savnet)

1. to miss (to feel the absence of someone or something)
2. to want (to lack or to require something)

• savn

• Norwegian Bokmål: savne

• sakne (Nynorsk also)

From Old Norse sakna (“miss”).

savne (imperative savn, present tense savner, passive savnes, simple past and past participle savna or savnet, present participle savnende)

1. to lack, be without, want
2. to miss

• savn (noun)

• “savne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.