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

Related terms

• sove
• søvn

References

• “sovne” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

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

Related terms

• sove
• søvn

References

• “sovne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “sovne” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• sobna, somna, somne, sovna

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

• “sovne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.