somne

Latin

Noun

somne

  1. vocative singular of somnus

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse sofna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²sɔm.nə/

Verb

somne (present tense somnar, past tense somna, past participle somna, passive infinitive somnast, present participle somnande, imperative somne/somn)

  1. (Landsmål or dialectal) alternative form of sovne (to fall asleep)
    • 1980, Odd Goksøyr, Akkar-Rakkar og andre forteljingar, Oslo: Noregs boklag, page 31:
      Arne-Fredrik snudde seg i senga og prøvde å somne.
      Arne-Fredrik turned in his bed and tried to sleep.
    • 1930, Kjetil A. Flatin, Tussar og trolldom, Oslo: Norsk folkeminnelag, page 50:
      So la han seg jamsides tjøruhjellen og somna.
      He then lay down alongside the "tjøruhjell" and fell asleep.
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