omfamna
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From om + famna. Similar to Swedish omfamna and Danish omfavne (whence also Norwegian Bokmål omfavne). Compare also Icelandic umfaðma.
Verb
omfamna (present tense omfamnar, past tense omfamna, past participle omfamna, passive infinitive omfamnast, present participle omfamnande, imperative omfamna/omfamn)
Swedish
Etymology
om (“about, around”) + famn (“arms, embrace”) + -a. Similar to Norwegian Nynorsk omfamna and Danish omfavne.
Verb
omfamna (present omfamnar, preterite omfamnade, supine omfamnat, imperative omfamna)
- to embrace
Conjugation
Conjugation of omfamna (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | omfamna | omfamnas | ||
| Supine | omfamnat | omfamnats | ||
| Imperative | omfamna | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | omfamnen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | omfamnar | omfamnade | omfamnas | omfamnades |
| Ind. plural1 | omfamna | omfamnade | omfamnas | omfamnades |
| Subjunctive2 | omfamne | omfamnade | omfamnes | omfamnades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | omfamnande | |||
| Past participle | omfamnad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
References
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