sømn

See also: somn and sömn

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse svefn, from Proto-Germanic *swefnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sœmn/

Noun

sømn m (definite singular sømnen, uncountable)

(Landsmål or dialectal) alternative form of svevn (“sleep”)
- 1924, Wergeland, Håkon, Heimen, Oslo: Norli, page 119:
  Borni frå dei heimar som gjev rikeleg mat og sømn og godt stell, står på jamnen yver hine i skulen.
  The children from the homes that give plenty food and sleep and great care, perform better in school on average than the others.

References

Ivar Aasen (1850), “Sømn”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog, Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000

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