omfamna

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From om +‎ famna. Similar to Swedish omfamna and Danish omfavne (whence also Norwegian Bokmål omfavne). Compare also Icelandic umfaðma.

Verb

omfamna (present tense omfamnar, past tense omfamna, past participle omfamna, passive infinitive omfamnast, present participle omfamnande, imperative omfamna/omfamn)

1. to embrace, to hug

Swedish

Etymology

om (“about, around”) +‎ famn (“arms, embrace”) +‎ -a. Similar to Norwegian Nynorsk omfamna and Danish omfavne.

Verb

omfamna (present omfamnar, preterite omfamnade, supine omfamnat, imperative omfamna)

1. to embrace

Conjugation

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.

References

• omfamna in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• omfamna in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)