"svæve" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Norwegian Nynorsk]

IPA: /²sʋeː.ʋə/ Forms: svæva [definite, singular], svæver [indefinite, plural], svævene [definite, plural]
Etymology: Related to sove. Referring to how the flower folds at night. Etymology templates: {{wp|lang=nn}}, {{root|nn|ine-pro|*swep-}} Head templates: {{nn-noun-f2}} svæve f (definite singular svæva, indefinite plural svæver, definite plural svævene)
  1. hawkweed Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-svæve-nn-noun-NkU~YCND Categories (other): Plants Disambiguation of Plants: 13 47 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [Norwegian Nynorsk]

IPA: /²sʋeː.ʋə/ Forms: svæver [present], svævde [past], svævt [participle, past], svævd [participle, past], svævast [infinitive, passive], svævande [participle, present], svæv [imperative]
Etymology: From Old Norse svæfa. Etymology templates: {{root|nn|ine-pro|*swep-}}, {{inh|nn|non|svæfa}} Old Norse svæfa Head templates: {{nn-verb-3}} svæve (present tense svæver, past tense svævde, past participle svævt/svævd, passive infinitive svævast, present participle svævande, imperative svæv)
  1. (transitive) to lull to sleep, to calm Tags: transitive Synonyms: søve, bysse
    Sense id: en-svæve-nn-verb-pu-Fv1sw Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Plants Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 54 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 68 22 Disambiguation of Plants: 13 47 40
  2. (transitive, figurative) to kill Tags: figuratively, transitive
    Sense id: en-svæve-nn-verb-Ps~5DR-I Categories (other): Plants Disambiguation of Plants: 13 47 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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