hamn

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

hamn f or m (definite singular hamna or hamnen, indefinite plural hamner, definite plural hamnene)

1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by havn

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɑmn/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hǫfn, from Proto-Germanic *habnō.

Noun

hamn f (definite singular hamna, indefinite plural hamner, definite plural hamnene)

1. port, harbour

Derived terms

• båthamn
• lufthamn

See also

• havn (Bokmål)

Etymology 2

Verb

hamn

1. imperative of hamna

References

• “hamn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From Old Swedish hamn, hampn, from Old Norse hǫfn, from Proto-Germanic *habnō.

Noun

hamn c

1. a port (dock or harbor)
2. a harbor, a haven (place or circumstance providing security)
   • 1995, “Se på mig [Look at me]”, Ingela "Pling" Forsman, Bobby Ljunggren, Håkan Almqvist (music), performed by Jan Johansen:

     Så se på mig. Åhå, en hamn i stormen. Som en våg, som fötts att bära dig.

     So look at me. Oh-ho, a harbor in the storm. Like a wave, born [that has been born] to carry you.

Declension

Declension of hamn
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	hamn	hamnen	hamnar	hamnarna
Genitive	hamns	hamnens	hamnars	hamnarnas

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Swedish hamber or hampn (“costume, appearance, shape”), inherited from Old Norse hamʀ.

Noun

hamn c

1. outward figure

   Synonyms: skepnad, form

   att vara i björnhamn

   to be in bear form (having magically given oneself bear form)

Derived terms

• byta hamn (“change shape”)
• djurhamn (“animal shape”)
• falkhamn (“falcon shape”)
• hamnavgift
• hamnlöpare (“shapeshifter”)
• hamnskiftare (“shapeshifter”)
• människohamn (“human shape”)
• trollhamn (“troll shape”)
• örnhamn (“eagle shape”)

References

• hamn in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• hamn in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• hamn (3) in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.