Icelandic

Verb

sakna ‎(weak verb, third-person singular past indicative saknaði, supine saknað)

1. (transitive, with genitive) to miss, to long for
2. (transitive, with genitive) to miss, to lack, to be without

Conjugation

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse sakna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa(ː)kna/ (example of pronunciation)

Verb

sakna ‎(present tense saknar, past tense sakna, past participle sakna, passive infinitive saknast, present participle saknande, imperative sakna/sakn)

1. miss, lack

   Denne soga saknar like.

   This story lacks a parallel.

2. be missing

   Tre turistar er sakna i fjellet.

   Three tourists have gone missing in the mountains.

3. miss, have a longing for something

   Eg saknar familien min.

   I miss my family.

References

• “sakna” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Etymology

From saka ‎(“to blame, scathe”). Compare Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌺𐌰𐌽 ‎(sakan, “to dispute, quarrel”).

Verb

sakna ‎(singular past indicative saknaða, plural past indicative sǫknuðu, past participle saknaðr)

1. miss

Descendants

• Danish: savne
• Icelandic: sakna
• Norwegian bokmål: savne
• Norwegian nynorsk: sakna
• Swedish: sakna

References

• sakna in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish sakna, from Old Norse sakna ‎(“miss”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɑːkna/

Verb

sakna ‎(present saknar, preterite saknade, supine saknat, imperative sakna)

1. to miss, to lack, to want, to be without

   Jag saknar dig.

   I miss you.

   Cykeln saknar ett hjul.

   The bicycle lacks a wheel.

Conjugation