"famn" meaning in All languages combined

See famn on Wiktionary

Noun [Norwegian Bokmål]

Forms: famnen [definite, singular], famner [indefinite, plural], famnene [definite, plural]
  1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by favn Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-famn-nb-noun-AiWyeYcg Categories (other): Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 51 4 15 27 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 3 12 38 2

Noun [Norwegian Nynorsk]

Forms: famnen [definite, singular], famnar [indefinite, plural], famnane [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Old Norse faðmr, from Proto-Germanic *faþmaz. Akin to English fathom. Etymology templates: {{inh|nn|non|faðmr}} Old Norse faðmr, {{inh|nn|gem-pro|*faþmaz}} Proto-Germanic *faþmaz, {{cog|en|fathom}} English fathom
  1. an embrace; space in between open, outstretched arms Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-famn-nn-noun-VfZDO~3P
  2. (units of measure) a fathom Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Units of measure
    Sense id: en-famn-nn-noun-vrv2tT67 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 5 95 Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 3 12 38 2 Topics: units-of-measure

Noun [Swedish]

Audio: Sv-famn.ogg
Etymology: From Old Norse faðmr, from Proto-Germanic *faþmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pat-, *pet-. Etymology templates: {{der|sv|non|faðmr}} Old Norse faðmr, {{der|sv|gem-pro|*faþmaz}} Proto-Germanic *faþmaz, {{der|sv|ine-pro|*pat-}} Proto-Indo-European *pat- Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||g=c|g2=|head=|sort=}} famn c, {{sv-noun|c}} famn c Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], famn [indefinite, nominative, singular], famns [genitive, indefinite, singular], famnen [definite, nominative, singular], famnens [definite, genitive, singular], famnar [indefinite, nominative, plural], famnars [genitive, indefinite, plural], famnarna [definite, nominative, plural], famnarnas [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. the space between someone's outstretched or embracing arms and their upper body (often with connotations of warmth and togetherness); arms, embrace Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-famn-sv-noun-0XLjQOGP Categories (other): Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 3 12 38 2 Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 93 7
  2. (chiefly nautical, historical) fathom (as a measure of length) Tags: common-gender, historical Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-famn-sv-noun-gluG~sDw Topics: nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: omfamna (english: embrace)

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "famnen",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "famner",
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        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "famnene",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "nb",
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    {
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        {
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          "name": "Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header",
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        },
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        },
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
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      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "favn",
          "favn#Norwegian_Bokmål"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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    },
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      ]
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      ],
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
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          "text": "Han har barnet i famnen",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "He took her in his arms",
          "text": "Han tog henne i famnen",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Come into my arms!",
          "text": "Kom i min famn!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I am safe in your arms",
          "text": "Jag är trygg i din famn",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      ]
    },
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          "orig": "sv:Nautical",
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            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        }
      ],
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        "definite",
        "singular"
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    },
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        "indefinite",
        "plural"
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      "form": "famnene",
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  "lang_code": "nb",
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        "Norwegian Bokmål nouns",
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        "Pages with entries"
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        ]
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}

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        "singular"
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        {
          "english": "He has the child in his arms",
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        {
          "english": "He took her in his arms",
          "text": "Han tog henne i famnen",
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        "common-gender",
        "historical"
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        "nautical",
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