svebn

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse svefn, from Proto-Germanic *swefnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos.

Noun

svebn m or f

1. (dialectal) alternative form of svevn (“sleep”)
   • 1734, “Gu qvæll Brugom og Bruur”, in Den fyrste morgonblånen, Oslo: Novus, published 1990, page 170:

     æg dæt retnaa i Svebn

     I fall straight now to sleep

References

• Time, Tor (1986) “svebn”, in Haurt saure (in Norwegian Nynorsk), Time mållag, page 76