i søvne

Danish

Etymology

i (“in”) +‎ søvne (“sleep”). The dative form søvne is no longer used productively, but is still seen in fossilized expressions, e.g. prepositional phrases. Compare Swedish i sömnen

Prepositional phrase

i søvne

1. while sleeping

   gå i søvne ― sleepwalk

   snakke i søvne ― sleeptalk

References

• “i søvne” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

i (“in”) +‎ søvne (“sleep”). The term søvne is no longer used productively, but is still seen in fossilized expressions, e.g. prepositional phrases.

Prepositional phrase

i søvne

1. while sleeping

References

• “i søvne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• i svevne

Etymology

i (“in”) +‎ søvne (“sleep”). The term søvne is no longer used productively, but is still seen in fossilized expressions, e.g. prepositional phrases.

Prepositional phrase

i søvne

1. while sleeping

References

• “i søvne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.