Danish

Noun

sædvane c (singular definite sædvanen, plural indefinite sædvaner)

1. custom, repeated and expected behaviour
   • 1996, Idealer i religion og religionsforskning, Museum Tusculanum Press (ISBN 9788772894195), page 71

     Den islamiske tradition fastholder, at profetens sædvane, hans sunna, giver eftertiden mulighed for at indrette sig i overensstemmelse med de anvisninger, Koranen gør gældende.

     Islamic tradition maintains that the practice of the prophet, his sunna, gives posterity the ability to live their lives in accordance with the instructions made by the Quran.

   • 1872, Charles Darwin, Om arternes oprindelse ved kvalitetsvalg eller ved de hedigst stillede formers sejr i kampen for tilvaerelsen, page 229

     Da vi undertiden se, at Individer af en Art have Sædvaner, der ere forskjellige fra dem den Art, hvortil de høre, og fra dem de andre Arter i samme Slægt have, saa kunde vi vente, at saadanne Individer lejlighedsvis vilde frembringe nye Arter, der havde anomale Sædvaner og hvis Bygning var blevet modificeret saaledes, at de enten afvege lidt eller temmelig meget fra deres Stamform.

     When we sometimes see that individuals of a species have behaviours different from those of the species to which they belong, and from those of the other species in the same genus, then we might expect that such individuals would occasionally produce new species with anomalous habits and constitution modified such that they diverged either slightly or greatly from their original form.

   • 1962, Palle Lauring, Unionskrigene

     Så må også det ene land hjælpe det andet land til at værne gamle sædvaner og rettigheder.

     Then one country must help the other to protect old customs and rights.

   • 1867, Christiania videnskabs-selskab, Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-selskabet i Christiania, page 196

     Under Udarbeidelsen af Pladerne ere enkelte Reverser stillede foran Adverserne, hvilket vel strider mod Sædvane, men er saa uvæsentligt, at jeg ikke har villet forøge Arbeidet for Lithographen for at faae det forandret.

     During the production of the plates, some places the reverse has been placed before the obverse, which may conflict with custom, but is so insignificant that I have not wanted to increase the workload of the lithographer to have it changed.

   • 1958, Danmarks Riges Breve

     Fremdeles lover jeg ikke at bede om noget, der strider mod sædvane.

     Furthermore, I promise not to ask for something in conflict with custom.

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