hevn

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hevn/, [hɛvn]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hefnd (“revenge”), from hefna (“avenge”).

Noun

hevn m (definite singular hevnen, indefinite plural hevner, definite plural hevnene)

  1. revenge
    Hevn er best servert kald. ― Revenge is best served cold.

Verb

hevn

  1. imperative of hevne

See also

References

“hevn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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