dåna

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse dáinn, from deyja (to die). Cognate with Swedish dåna.

Verb[edit]

dåna (present tense dånar, past tense dåna, past participle dåna, passive infinitive dånast, present participle dånande, imperative dåna/dån)

  1. to faint, to swoon
    • 1920, Knud Liestøl, Moltke Moe, Solfager og Ormekongjen [the Norwegian version of "Solomon and Marcolf/Kitovras"]:
      So gav han [Ormekongjen] henne dei dvaledrykkjin’ tri
      Solfager ho dåna då ho fekk di.
      So he [the Snake King] gave her the three sleeping drink [potions]
      Solfager fainted when she got them

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Derived terms[edit]

  • dån tu (Trøndelag dialect, apocope)

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse duna

Verb[edit]

dåna (present dånar, preterite dånade, supine dånat, imperative dåna)

  1. to thunder, to roar
    kanonerna dånar
    the cannons roar

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Norse dáinn, from deyja (to die). Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk dåna.

Verb[edit]

dåna (present dånar, preterite dånade, supine dånat, imperative dåna)

  1. (somewhat dated) to swoon (faint (due to strong emotions, especially of a woman))
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