famne

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Verb

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famne (present tense famner, past tense famna or famnet, past participle famna or famnet)

  1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by favne

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse faðma.

Verb

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famne (present tense famnar, past tense famna, past participle famna, passive infinitive famnast, present participle famnande, imperative famne/famn)

  1. (transitive) to embrace, reach around with one's arms
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to extend, reach over

Derived terms

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References

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Old Frisian

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Ēne famne.

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *faimnijā. Cognate with Old English fǣmne.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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famne f

  1. girl, lass

Descendants

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  • North Frisian:
    Föhr-Amrum: foomen
    Mooring: foomen
    Sylt: Faamen
  • West Frisian: faam

References

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  • Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 28