svøbn

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Noun[edit]

svøbn m (definite singular svøbnen, uncountable)

  1. (dialectal) alternative form of svevn (sleep)
    • 1930, Tore Bergstøl, Atterljom: Folkeminne fraa smaadalane kring Lindesnes, volume II, Oslo: Norsk folkeminnelag, page 45:
      eg saag tydelig naa i svøbnen at Ola [] ligge der
      I saw clearly now, in [my] sleep that Ola lies there

References[edit]

  • Vere, Njål (1995) “svøbn”, in Listamålet (in Norwegian Nynorsk), volume III, page 201
  • Ivar Aasen (1850) “Svøbn”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog[1] (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000