kjelva

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse kelfa, from Proto-Germanic *kalbianą. Doublet of kalva. Cognate with Icelandic kelfa.

Verb

kjelva (present tense kjelver or kjelvar, past tense kjelvde or kjelva, past participle kjelvd/kjelvt or kjelva, present participle kjelvande, imperative kjelv or kjelva)

1. to calve

   Synonyms: bera, kalva

Derived terms

• kjelvd (“bearing a calf”)