sovne

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish sovnæ, from Old Norse sofna. Equivalent to sove +‎ -ne.

Verb

sovne (imperative sovn, infinitive at sovne, present tense sovner, past tense sovnede, perfect tense sovnet)

  1. (poetic, solemn or puristic) to fall asleep
    Synonym: falde i søvn
    Antonym: vågne

Conjugation

Conjugation of sovne
active passive
present sovner sovnes
past sovnede
infinitive sovne sovnes
imperative sovn
participle
present sovnende
past sovnet
(auxiliary verb have or være)
gerund sovnen

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse sofna.

Verb

sovne (imperative sovn, present tense sovner, passive sovnes, simple past and past participle sovna or sovnet, present participle sovnende)

  1. to fall asleep

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse sofna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²sɔʋ.nə/

Verb

sovne (present tense sovnar, past tense sovna, past participle sovna, passive infinitive sovnast, present participle sovnande, imperative sovne/sovn)

  1. (intransitive) to fall asleep

References