svane

Probably from Middle Low German swane, from Old Saxon swan, from Proto-Germanic *swanaz (“swan”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *swen- (“to sound, resound”). Alternatively from Old Norse svanr, from the same Germanic source.

svane c (singular definite svanen, plural indefinite svaner)

1. (male or female) swan

• (male): hansvane
• (female): hunsvane

From Old Norse svanr

svane f or m (definite singular svana or svanen, indefinite plural svaner, definite plural svanene)

1. a swan (large waterbird)

• svaneunge

• “svane” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Old Norse svanr. Akin to English swan.

• IPA^(key): /²sʋɑːnə/

svane f (definite singular svana, indefinite plural svaner, definite plural svanene)

1. a swan, a bird of the genus Cygnus

• svaneunge

• “svane” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.