hevne

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse hefna.

Verb

hevne (imperative hevn, present tense hevner, passive hevnes, simple past and past participle hevna or hevnet, present participle hevnende)

1. (also reflexive) to avenge, take revenge

Related terms

• hevn (noun)

See also

• hemne (Nynorsk)

References

• “hevne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “hevne” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).