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somna.

to fall asleep (to pass into sleep)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. to fall asleep (to pass into sleep)

  2. to fall asleep (go numb, especially of a leg or an arm)

    Mitt ben har somnat
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse sofna, equivalent to sova (“to sleep”) + -na (“inchoative suffix”). -mn- via the sound change -fn- > -mn-, compare namn (< Old Norse nafn) and rämna, lämna, formed in the same manner.

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