See favn on Wiktionary
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"english": "Fire, be gentle, my arms are warm",
"ref": "1885, Henrik Ibsen, Brand, page 262:",
"text": "Brand, vær mild, min favn er varm",
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"english": "we must make the Lord our God and the Savior's embrace open and ... wide",
"ref": "1907, Bernt Lie, Mot Overmagt, page 36:",
"text": "vi må gjøre Herren vor Gud og Frelserens favn aapen og … vid",
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},
{
"english": "[he] forgot his anguish of death and his soul-spirit in her embrace",
"ref": "1907, Bernt Lie, Mot Overmagt, page 235:",
"text": "[han] glemte sin dødens angst og sin sjælevaande i hendes favn",
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"english": "she [thought] it was like having a child in her arms",
"ref": "1920, Sigrid Undset, Kransen, page 174:",
"text": "hun [syntes] det var som at ha et barn i favnen",
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},
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"english": "to come home… and walk straight into an embrace",
"ref": "2004, Kim Småge, Dobbeltmann:",
"text": "å komme hjem … og gå rett inn i ei favn",
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},
{
"english": "Jesus, I have called your name, you never took me in your arms",
"ref": "1885, Henrik Ibsen, Brand, page 269:",
"text": "Jesus, jeg har råbt dit navn, aldrig tog du mig i favn",
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},
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"english": "her father takes Lydia in her arms, kisses her, comforts her",
"ref": "1999, Kim Småge, Koksbiter og trollsplint:",
"text": "faren tar Lydia i favn, bysser henne, trøster",
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"english": "to embrace",
"text": "ta i (sin) favn",
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"english": "have your arms full of flowers",
"text": "ha favnen full av blomster",
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}
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"english": "rest in the arms of one's beloved",
"text": "hvile i sin elskedes favn",
"type": "example"
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"an embrace; outstretched arms (grip formed in space between the chest and more or less outstretched arms)",
"an embrace; intercourse (sexual intercourse involving humans)"
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"english": "we closer in the embrace of the valley we feel the heart of Norway",
"ref": "1852, Henrik Wergeland, Samlede Skrifter II, page 198:",
"text": "vi nærmere i dalens favn os føle Norges hjerte",
"type": "quote"
},
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"english": "and the thing - oh, I bow at the sight:… a sum of goods ends it in the arms",
"ref": "1943, Johan Sebastian Welhaven, Samlede Digterverker I, page 181:",
"text": "og thinget – o, jeg bøier mig ved synet: … en sum af goder slutter det i favnet",
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"english": "[the snail carried] wealth in his arms",
"ref": "1909, Henrik Ibsen, Efterladte Skrifter I, page 196:",
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"english": "the gusts of wind took the house in arms after arms so it crackled like when you wrap your arms hard around a wicker basket",
"ref": "2001, Hans Herbjørnsrud, Vi vet så mye:",
"text": "vindkastene tok huset i favn etter favn så det knistret som når en slår armene hardt om en vidjekorg",
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"english": "anchors at 6 fathoms of water, 6 fathoms deep",
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{
"english": "30 fathoms (anchor) chain",
"text": "30 favner (anker)kjetting",
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"english": "some herring nets and 60 fathoms line",
"text": "noen sildegarn og 60 favner line",
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"english": "with a length of 60 cm, a favn should be 1 meter high and 4 meters long",
"ref": "2011, Lars Mytting, Hel ved, page 103:",
"text": "med 60 cm vedlengde skal en favn være 1 meter høy og 4 meter lang",
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"english": "his arm was outstretched, willing to an embrace",
"ref": "1907, Johan Sebastian Welhaven, Samlede Digterverker II, page 118:",
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