dåna

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dana"

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse dáinn, from deyja (“to die”). Cognate with Swedish dåna.

Verb

dåna (present tense dånar, past tense dåna, past participle dåna, passive infinitive dånast, present participle dånande, imperative dåna/dån)

  1. to faint, to swoon
    • 1920, Knud Liestøl, Moltke Moe, Solfager og Ormekongjen [the Norwegian version of "Solomon and Marcolf/Kitovras"]:
      So gav han [Ormekongjen] henne dei dvaledrykkjin’ tri
      Solfager ho dåna då ho fekk di.
      So he [the Snake King] gave her the three sleeping drink [potions]
      Solfager fainted when she got them

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • dån tu (Trøndelag dialect, apocope)

References

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse duna

Verb

dåna (present dånar, preterite dånade, supine dånat, imperative dåna)

  1. to thunder, to roar
    kanonerna dånar
    the cannons roar

Etymology 2

From Old Norse dáinn, from deyja (“to die”). Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk dåna.

Verb

dåna (present dånar, preterite dånade, supine dånat, imperative dåna)

  1. (somewhat dated) to swoon (faint (due to strong emotions, especially of a woman))
Conjugation
Conjugation of dåna (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive dåna —
Supine dånat —
Imperative dåna —
Imper. plural1 dånen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative dånar dånade — —
Ind. plural1 dåna dånade — —
Subjunctive2 dåne dånade — —
Participles
Present participle dånande
Past participle —
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References
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