omfamna
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From om + famna. Similar to Swedish omfamna and Danish omfavne (whence also Norwegian Bokmål omfavne). Compare also Icelandic umfaðma.
Verb edit
omfamna (present tense omfamnar, past tense omfamna, past participle omfamna, passive infinitive omfamnast, present participle omfamnande, imperative omfamna/omfamn)
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
om (“about, around”) + famn (“arms, embrace”) + -a. Similar to Norwegian Nynorsk omfamna and Danish omfavne.
Verb edit
omfamna (present omfamnar, preterite omfamnade, supine omfamnat, imperative omfamna)
- to embrace
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of omfamna (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | omfamna | omfamnas | ||
| Supine | omfamnat | omfamnats | ||
| Imperative | omfamna | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | omfamnen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | omfamnar | omfamnade | omfamnas | omfamnades |
| Ind. plural1 | omfamna | omfamnade | omfamnas | omfamnades |
| Subjunctive2 | omfamne | omfamnade | omfamnes | omfamnades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | omfamnande | |||
| Past participle | omfamnad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||