sømn

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See also: somn and sömn

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse svefn, from Proto-Germanic *swefnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

sømn m (definite singular sømnen, uncountable)

  1. (pre-1901 (Landsmål) or dialectal) alternative form of svevn (sleep)
    • 1924, Håkon Wergeland, Heimen, Oslo: Norli, page 119:
      Borni frå dei heimar som gjev rikeleg mat og sømn og godt stell, står på jamnen yver hine i skulen.
      The children from the homes that give plenty food and sleep and great care, perform better in school on average than the others.

References[edit]

  • Ivar Aasen (1850) “Sømn”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog[1] (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000