svæva

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse svæfa, from Proto-Germanic *swēbjaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²sveːva/
  • Homophone: sveva

Verb

svæva (present tense svæver, past tense svævde, past participle svævt/svævd, passive infinitive svævast, present participle svævande, imperative svæv)

  1. (transitive) causative of sova (“to sleep”):
    1. to lull to sleep, to calm
      Synonym: byssa
    2. (medicine) to anesthetize; make unconscious
    3. (transitive, figurative) to kill

Derived terms

  • svævedrykk
  • svæveråd (“anesthesia; sleeping aid”)

References

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