famne

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Verb edit

famne (present tense famner, past tense famna or famnet, past participle famna or famnet)

form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by favne

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Alternative forms edit

famna (a-infinitive)

Etymology edit

From Old Norse faðma.

Verb edit

famne (present tense famnar, past tense famna, past participle famna, passive infinitive famnast, present participle famnande, imperative famne/famn)

(transitive) to embrace, reach around with one's arms
(transitive, intransitive) to extend, reach over

Derived terms edit

omfamne

Related terms edit

famn m
femna, femne

References edit

“famne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Frisian edit

Ēne famne.

Alternative forms edit

fēmne

Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *faimnijā. Cognate with Old English fǣmne.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈfamne/

Noun edit

famne f

girl, lass

Descendants edit

North Frisian:
Föhr-Amrum: foomen

Mooring: foomen

Sylt: Faamen
West Frisian: faam

References edit

Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 28