stevne

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse stefna.

Noun

stevne n (definite singular stevnet, indefinite plural stevner, definite plural stevna or stevnene)

1. A convention, meeting, rally

Etymology 2

From the noun stavn, from Old Norse stafn.

Verb

stevne (imperative stevn, present tense stevner, passive stevnes, simple past and past participle stevna or stevnet, present participle stevnende)

1. to set course, steer, head (for somewhere)
2. to summons, subpoena

See also

• stemna, stemne (Nynorsk)

References

• “stevne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “stevne_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “stevne_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).