/savnə/, [ˈsɑwnə]
OprindelseFrom Old Danish saghnæ (“miss”), where the v comes from a consistent change of gh after vowels like a and o. Compare haghi → have. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål savne (from Danish), Norwegian Nynorsk sakne, Swedish sakna. Derived with the suffix -na from the verb saka (“to harm, blame”).
- to miss (to feel the absence of someone or something)
- to want (to lack or to require something)
Formersavnede(past) · savnet(participle, past) · savner(active, present) · savnes(passive, present) · savnede(active, past) · savnedes(passive, past) · savne(active, infinitive) · savnes(infinitive, passive) · savn(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · savnende(participle, present) · auxiliary verb have(participle, past) · savnen(gerund, participle)