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dåna

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse dáinn, from deyja (to die). Cognate with Swedish dåna.

Verb

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dåna (present tense dånar, past tense dåna, past participle dåna, passive infinitive dånast, present participle dånande, imperative dåna/dån)

  1. to faint, to swoon
    • 1920, Knud Liestøl, Moltke Moe, Solfager og Ormekongjen [the Norwegian version of "Solomon and Marcolf/Kitovras"]:
      So gav han [Ormekongjen] henne dei dvaledrykkjin’ tri
      Solfager ho dåna då ho fekk di.
      So he [the Snake King] gave her the three sleeping drink [potions]
      Solfager fainted when she got them

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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  • dån tu (Trøndelag dialect, apocope)

References

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Swedish

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse duna

Verb

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dåna (present dånar, preterite dånade, supine dånat, imperative dåna)

  1. to thunder, to roar
    kanonerna dånar
    the cannons roar

Etymology 2

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From Old Norse dáinn, from deyja (to die). Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk dåna.

Verb

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dåna (present dånar, preterite dånade, supine dånat, imperative dåna)

  1. (somewhat dated) to swoon (faint (due to strong emotions, especially of a woman))
Conjugation
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Conjugation of dåna (weak)
active passive
infinitive dåna
supine dånat
imperative dåna
imper. plural1 dånen
present past present past
indicative dånar dånade
ind. plural1 dåna dånade
subjunctive2 dåne dånade
present participle dånande
past participle

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

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