hamn

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

hamn f or m (definite singular hamna or hamnen, indefinite plural hamner, definite plural hamnene)

  1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by havn

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hɑmn/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hǫfn, from Proto-Germanic *habnō.

Noun

hamn f (definite singular hamna, indefinite plural hamner, definite plural hamnene)

  1. port, harbour
Derived terms

See also

Verb

hamn

  1. imperative of hamna

References

Swedish

Pronunciation
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Etymology 1

From Old Swedish hamn, hampn, from Old Norse hǫfn, from Proto-Germanic *habnō.

Noun

hamn c

  1. port (dock or harbour)
Declension
Declension of hamn 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative hamn hamnen hamnar hamnarna
Genitive hamns hamnens hamnars hamnarnas

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Swedish hamber or hampn (“costume, appearance, shape”), inherited from Old Norse hamʀ.

Noun

hamn c

  1. gestalt, shape, figure; outer shell or casing in which something is depicted
    Synonyms: skepnad, form
Derived terms
  • byta hamn (“change shape”)
  • djurhamn (“animal shape”)
  • falkhamn (“falcon shape”)
  • hamnavgift
  • hamnlöpare (“shapeshifter”)
  • hamnskiftare (“shapeshifter”)
  • människohamn (“human shape”)
  • trollhamn (“troll shape”)
  • örnhamn (“eagle shape”)

References
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