såvå

See also: Sava, sava, Sáva, savá, savā, and šava

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • såvvå

Etymology

Split infinitive verbs get vowel balance in several dialects.

First attested in the early 18th century by Hans Olufsen Nysted in a compound snaarcksovo (see snorksova (“to snore in sleep”)).

Verb

såvå (present tense søv, past tense såv or svav, past participle såve or søve)

  1. (Trøndelag, Nord-Gudbrandsdalen, Numedal) alternative form of sova (“to sleep”)
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