svæve
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²sʋeː.ʋə/ (example of pronunciation)
- 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)
- hawkweed
Etymology 2
From Old Norse svæfa.
Verb
svæve (present tense svæver, past tense svævde, past participle svævd/svævt, passive infinitive svævast, present participle svævande, imperative svæv)
- (transitive) to lull to sleep, to calm
- Synonyms: søve, bysse
- (transitive, figuratively) to kill
References
- “svæve” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.