UrsprungFrom 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.
- to fall asleep (to pass into sleep)
- to fall asleep (go numb, especially of a leg or an arm)
“Mitt ben har somnat” — My leg has fallen asleep
Formersomnar(present) · somnade(preterite) · somnat(supine) · somna(imperative) · somna(active, infinitive) · -(infinitive, passive) · somnat(active, supine) · -(passive, supine) · somna(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · somnen(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · somnar(active, indicative, present) · somnade(active, indicative, past) · -(indicative, passive, present) · -(indicative, passive, past) · somna(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · somnade(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, past)