sømn
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse svefn, from Proto-Germanic *swefnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsømn m (definite singular sømnen, uncountable)
- (pre-1901 (Landsmål) or dialectal) alternative form of svevn (“sleep”)
- 1924, Håkon Wergeland, Heimen, Oslo: Norli, page 119:
- Borni frå dei heimar som gjev rikeleg mat og sømn og godt stell, står på jamnen yver hine i skulen.
- The children from the homes that give plenty food and sleep and great care, perform better in school on average than the others.
References
edit- Ivar Aasen (1850) “Sømn”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog[1] (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000
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