favn

Danish

Noun

favn

  1. arms, embrace
    at falde i søvn i nogens favn
    to fall asleep in someone's arms
  2. (nautical) unit of length
  3. armload

Declension


Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse faðmr, from Proto-Germanic *faþmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pat-, *pet-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɑʋn/

Noun

favn m (definite singular favnen, indefinite plural favner, definite plural favnene)

  1. fathom
  2. embrace

References

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