famn

famn m (definite singular famnen, indefinite plural famner, definite plural famnene)

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 form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by favn

From Old Norse faðmr, from Proto-Germanic *faþmaz. Akin to English fathom.

famn m (definite singular famnen, indefinite plural famnar, definite plural famnane)

1. an embrace; space in between open, outstretched arms
2. (units of measure) a fathom

• “famn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Old Norse faðmr, from Proto-Germanic *faþmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pat-, *pet-.

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famn c

1. knee, two embracing arms

   han har barnet i famnen

   he has the child on his knee

   han tog henne i famnen

   he took her in his arms

2. fathom as a measure of length

• omfamna (“embrace”)