dåna
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "dana"
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse dáinn, from deyja (“to die”). Cognate with Swedish dåna.
Verb[edit]
dåna (present tense dånar, past tense dåna, past participle dåna, passive infinitive dånast, present participle dånande, imperative dåna/dån)
- 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
- So he [the Snake King] gave her the three sleeping drink [potions]
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- dån tu (Trøndelag dialect, apocope)
References[edit]
- “dåna” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Verb[edit]
dåna (present dånar, preterite dånade, supine dånat, imperative dåna)
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Norse dáinn, from deyja (“to die”). Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk dåna.
Verb[edit]
dåna (present dånar, preterite dånade, supine dånat, imperative dåna)
Conjugation[edit]
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. |