hjåsvæve
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Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- Jaasvæv (Erik Pontoppidan, 1749)
Etymology
[edit]hjå + svæve. Compare Icelandic hjásvæfa.
Noun
[edit]hjåsvæve n (definite singular hjåsvævet, indefinite plural hjåsvæve, definite plural hjåsvæva)
- sharing a bed
- a bedmate
- sexual intercourse
- Synonym: samlege
- (historical) a tradition (in some places in Norway), when an engaged couple have right to share a bed (before marriage)