savne
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Danish saghnæ (“miss”), where the v comes from a consistent change of gh after vowels like a and o. Compare haghi → have. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål savne (from Danish), Norwegian Nynorsk sakne, Swedish sakna. Derived with the suffix -na from the verb saka (“to harm, blame”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
savne (past tense savnede, past participle savnet)
Conjugation edit
Inflection of savne
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Norwegian Bokmål: savne
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Alternative forms edit
- sakne (Nynorsk also)
Etymology edit
From Old Norse sakna (“miss”).
Verb edit
savne (imperative savn, present tense savner, passive savnes, simple past and past participle savna or savnet, present participle savnende)
Related terms edit
- savn (noun)
References edit
- “savne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.