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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compare with hav. From Old Norse hafsins, definite genitive singular of Old Norse haf (“sea, ocean”).
Adjective[edit]
havsens
- (archaic, literary or poetic) belonging to the ocean (lit. "the ocean's"), of the sea
- 1895, Arne Garborg, Haugtussa:
- Eg kjenner deg, du Havsens Marm, med Galdre-Song […]
- I know you, you drone of the sea, with magic song […]
- 2011, Bibelen [The Bible], Oslo: Det norske bibelselskap, Hos 2:10
- Israels born skal bli mange som havsens sand og ikkje kunne målast og ikkje teljast
- Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea
References[edit]
- “havsens” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Categories:
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *keh₂p-
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk adjectives
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms with archaic senses
- Norwegian Nynorsk literary terms
- Norwegian Nynorsk poetic terms
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms with quotations