svæve

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²sʋeː.ʋə/
• Homophone: sveve

Etymology 1

svæver

Related to sove. Referring to how the flower folds at night.

Noun

svæve f (definite singular svæva, indefinite plural svæver, definite plural svævene)

1. hawkweed

Etymology 2

From Old Norse svæfa.

Verb

svæve (present tense svæver, past tense svævde, past participle svævt/svævd, passive infinitive svævast, present participle svævande, imperative svæv)

1. (transitive) to lull to sleep, to calm

   Synonyms: søve, bysse

2. (transitive, figurative) to kill

References

• “svæve” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.