See urven on Wiktionary
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"urven",
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"english": "he got up feeling groggy and took an afternoon nap",
"ref": "1886, Jonas Lie, Kommandørens døttre, page 50:",
"text": "han gik urven op og tog sig en middagslur",
"translation": "he got up feeling groggy and took an afternoon nap",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "he felt a little tired and a little under the weather",
"ref": "1923, Olaf Benneche, Stjernene flimrer, page 99:",
"text": "han kjendte sig litt træt og litt urven",
"translation": "he felt a little tired and a little under the weather",
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},
{
"english": "Olav stood there, sleepy, groggy, and fasting",
"ref": "1927, Sigrid Undset, Olav Audunssøn og hans børn, volume I, page 125:",
"text": "Olav stod der, søvnig og urven og fastende",
"translation": "Olav stood there, sleepy, groggy, and fasting",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "he was groggy after the long, cheerful night",
"ref": "1931, Barbra Ring, Eldjarstad, page 122:",
"text": "han var urven efter den lange gla natten",
"translation": "he was groggy after the long, cheerful night",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "she is groggy and dizzy after the nights in third class",
"ref": "1939, Cora Sandel, Bare Alberte, page 307:",
"text": "hun er urven og ør efter nettene på tredje klasse",
"translation": "she is groggy and dizzy after the nights in third class",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "ugh, how groggy one became from lying down and walking around in the same clothes",
"ref": "1964, Babbis Friis-Baastad, Ikke ta Bamse, page 103:",
"text": "husj, så urven man ble av å ligge og gå i det samme tøyet",
"translation": "ugh, how groggy one became from lying down and walking around in the same clothes",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "it is the crack of dawn; I am tired and groggy",
"ref": "1997, Tove Nilsen, G for Georg, page 145:",
"text": "det er grytidlig, jeg er trøtt og urven",
"translation": "it is the crack of dawn; I am tired and groggy",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "she still felt groggy after fainting",
"ref": "2002, Liv Køltzow, Det avbrutte bildet, page 154:",
"text": "hun følte seg fremdeles urven etter besvimelsen",
"translation": "she still felt groggy after fainting",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "the groggy feeling after tweeting until late at night",
"ref": "2012, Nils Gullak Horvei, Følg meg, page 88:",
"text": "den urvne følelsen etter å ha twitret til langt på natt",
"translation": "the groggy feeling after tweeting until late at night",
"type": "quotation"
}
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"under the weather; feeling unwell, sluggish, or groggy, especially from tiredness, sleepiness, hunger, or similar causes"
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"(chiefly dialectal) under the weather; feeling unwell, sluggish, or groggy, especially from tiredness, sleepiness, hunger, or similar causes"
],
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"word": "hanglete"
},
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"word": "halvsyk"
},
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},
{
"word": "skranten"
},
{
"word": "uggen"
}
],
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"ipa": "/²ˈʉr.ʋən/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈʉ̂ɾ.ʋə̌n]"
},
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}
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"lang_code": "nb",
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"Rhymes:Norwegian Bokmål/ʉrʋən",
"Rhymes:Norwegian Bokmål/ʉrʋən/2 syllables"
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"english": "he got up feeling groggy and took an afternoon nap",
"ref": "1886, Jonas Lie, Kommandørens døttre, page 50:",
"text": "han gik urven op og tog sig en middagslur",
"translation": "he got up feeling groggy and took an afternoon nap",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "he felt a little tired and a little under the weather",
"ref": "1923, Olaf Benneche, Stjernene flimrer, page 99:",
"text": "han kjendte sig litt træt og litt urven",
"translation": "he felt a little tired and a little under the weather",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "Olav stood there, sleepy, groggy, and fasting",
"ref": "1927, Sigrid Undset, Olav Audunssøn og hans børn, volume I, page 125:",
"text": "Olav stod der, søvnig og urven og fastende",
"translation": "Olav stood there, sleepy, groggy, and fasting",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "he was groggy after the long, cheerful night",
"ref": "1931, Barbra Ring, Eldjarstad, page 122:",
"text": "han var urven efter den lange gla natten",
"translation": "he was groggy after the long, cheerful night",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "she is groggy and dizzy after the nights in third class",
"ref": "1939, Cora Sandel, Bare Alberte, page 307:",
"text": "hun er urven og ør efter nettene på tredje klasse",
"translation": "she is groggy and dizzy after the nights in third class",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "ugh, how groggy one became from lying down and walking around in the same clothes",
"ref": "1964, Babbis Friis-Baastad, Ikke ta Bamse, page 103:",
"text": "husj, så urven man ble av å ligge og gå i det samme tøyet",
"translation": "ugh, how groggy one became from lying down and walking around in the same clothes",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "it is the crack of dawn; I am tired and groggy",
"ref": "1997, Tove Nilsen, G for Georg, page 145:",
"text": "det er grytidlig, jeg er trøtt og urven",
"translation": "it is the crack of dawn; I am tired and groggy",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "she still felt groggy after fainting",
"ref": "2002, Liv Køltzow, Det avbrutte bildet, page 154:",
"text": "hun følte seg fremdeles urven etter besvimelsen",
"translation": "she still felt groggy after fainting",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "the groggy feeling after tweeting until late at night",
"ref": "2012, Nils Gullak Horvei, Følg meg, page 88:",
"text": "den urvne følelsen etter å ha twitret til langt på natt",
"translation": "the groggy feeling after tweeting until late at night",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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],
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"under the weather",
"under the weather"
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],
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"word": "hanglete"
},
{
"word": "halvsyk"
},
{
"word": "klein"
},
{
"word": "skranten"
},
{
"word": "uggen"
}
],
"tags": [
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}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/²ˈʉr.ʋən/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈʉ̂ɾ.ʋə̌n]"
},
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"rhymes": "-ʉrʋən"
}
],
"word": "urven"
}
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