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sofa.

to sleep

4 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈsɔːva]
  1. to sleep

    intransitive · strong · verb
    Ekki vekja hana, hún er sofandi.
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse sofa, from Proto-Germanic *swefaną. Unrelated to English sofa.

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