sove

Pronunciation: /sɔvə/

“sove” is a Danish word. Its meaning in English:

verb

to sleep

Etymology

From Old Danish souæ, from Old Norse sofa, from Proto-Germanic *swefaną. Cognate with Swedish sova. The Germanic verb goes back to Proto-Indo-European *swep- (“sleep”) (whence also Sanskrit स्वपिति (svapiti)). From the same root also comes Danish søvn (“sleep”). Unrelated to English sofa.

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