Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse sofna.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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sofna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative sofnaði, supine sofnað)

  1. (intransitive) to fall asleep
    Synonym: falla í svefn
    Ég veit ég ætlaði að mæta en ég sofnaði yfir sjónvarpinu.I know I was going to show up but I fell asleep watching the telly.

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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sofa (to sleep) +‎ -na (inchoative suffix)

Verb

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sofna

  1. to fall asleep
    • Völundarkviða, verse 31, l. 1-2
      Vaki ek ávallt / viljalauss,
      sofna ek minnst / síz mína sonu dauða;
      I am always awake / bereft of joy,
      I sleep very little / since the death of my sons.

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: sofna
  • Faroese: sovna
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sobna, somna, somne, sovna, sovne
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sovne
  • Old Swedish: somna, sofna
  • Danish: sovne (obsolete)