omfamna
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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From om + famna. Similar to Swedish omfamna and Danish omfavne (whence also Norwegian Bokmål omfavne). Compare also Icelandic umfaðma.
Verb[edit]
omfamna (present tense omfamnar, past tense omfamna, past participle omfamna, passive infinitive omfamnast, present participle omfamnande, imperative omfamna/omfamn)
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
om (“about, around”) + famn (“arms, embrace”) + -a. Similar to Norwegian Nynorsk omfamna and Danish omfavne.
Verb[edit]
omfamna (present omfamnar, preterite omfamnade, supine omfamnat, imperative omfamna)
- to embrace
Conjugation[edit]
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. | ||||