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From Old Norse svefn, from Proto-Germanic *swefnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos, an extension of *swep- (sleep).

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svefn m (genitive singular svefns, no plural)

  1. sleep
    Antonyms: vaka, vakning
  2. (archaic) a dream

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Old Norse edit

Alternative forms edit

  • sömn (Trønder dialect of Old Norwegian)

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *swefnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos, an extension of *swep- (sleep). Cognate with Old Saxon sweƀan, Old English swefn, English sweven. The Indo-European root also led to Ancient Greek ὕπνος (húpnos), Latin somnus, Old Irish suan, Old Church Slavonic съпати (sŭpati), Russian спать (spatʹ), Latvian sapnis.

Noun edit

svefn m

  1. sleep

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References edit

  • svefn”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • M. Hægstad (1899) Gamalt trøndermaal : upplysningar um maalet i Trøndelag fyrr 1350 og ei utgreiding um vokalverket, page 1</ref>