stævne

From Old Danish stæfnæ, from Old Norse stefna, perhaps from Middle Low German stevene.

stævne n (singular definite stævnet, plural indefinite stævner)

1. A convention, meeting, rally

Corresponds to the noun above, from Old Danish stefnæ.

stævne (imperative stævn, infinitive at stævne, present tense stævner, past tense stævnede, perfect tense stævnet)

1. to summon, cite, subpoena

• stævning

From the noun stævn, stavn, from Old Norse stafn.

stævne (imperative stævn, infinitive at stævne, present tense stævner, past tense stævnede, perfect tense stævnet)

1. to sail, steer, head off (for somewhere)

   Synonym: styre

2. (figurative) to evolve, develop (in a certain direction)

• “stævne” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “stævne” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog