Meaning of favn | Babel Free

Definitions

1. an embrace; outstretched arms (grip formed in space between the chest and more or less outstretched arms)
   masculine
2. an embrace; intercourse
   neuter, poetic, rare
3. an embrace; intercourse (sexual intercourse involving humans)
   euphemistic, literary, masculine
4. something that envelops, receives like an embrace
   literary, masculine
5. a fathom (unit of length for water depth notionally based upon the width of grown man's outstretched arms but standardized as 6 feet (about 1.8 m))
   masculine
6. a unit of mass measurement for firewood (equal to 2×2 meters with a length of 0.6 meters, originally 6×6 feet with a length of 1 cubit)
   masculine

Examples

“Brand, vær mild, min favn er varm”

Fire, be gentle, my arms are warm

“vi må gjøre Herren vor Gud og Frelserens favn aapen og … vid”

we must make the Lord our God and the Savior's embrace open and ... wide

“[han] glemte sin dødens angst og sin sjælevaande i hendes favn”

[he] forgot his anguish of death and his soul-spirit in her embrace

“hun [syntes] det var som at ha et barn i favnen”

she [thought] it was like having a child in her arms

“å komme hjem … og gå rett inn i ei favn”

to come home… and walk straight into an embrace

“Jesus, jeg har råbt dit navn, aldrig tog du mig i favn”

Jesus, I have called your name, you never took me in your arms

“faren tar Lydia i favn, bysser henne, trøster”

her father takes Lydia in her arms, kisses her, comforts her

“ta i (sin) favn”

to embrace

“ha favnen full av blomster”

have your arms full of flowers

“hvile i sin elskedes favn”

rest in the arms of one's beloved

“vi nærmere i dalens favn os føle Norges hjerte”

we closer in the embrace of the valley we feel the heart of Norway

“og thinget – o, jeg bøier mig ved synet: … en sum af goder slutter det i favnet”

and the thing - oh, I bow at the sight:… a sum of goods ends it in the arms

“[snekken bar] rigdom i sin favn”

[the snail carried] wealth in his arms

“vindkastene tok huset i favn etter favn så det knistret som når en slår armene hardt om en vidjekorg”

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

“ankre på 6 favner vann, 6 favners dyp”

anchors at 6 fathoms of water, 6 fathoms deep

“30 favner (anker)kjetting”

30 fathoms (anchor) chain

“noen sildegarn og 60 favner line”

some herring nets and 60 fathoms line

“med 60 cm vedlengde skal en favn være 1 meter høy og 4 meter lang”

with a length of 60 cm, a favn should be 1 meter high and 4 meters long

“hans arm var udrakt, villig til et favn”

his arm was outstretched, willing to an embrace