kløve

See also: klove

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse kljúfa, from Proto-Germanic *kleubaną (“to cleave, split”), from Proto-Indo-European *glewbʰ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kløːvə/, [ˈkʰløːvə]

Verb

kløve (imperative kløv, infinitive at kløve, present tense kløver, past tense kløvede, perfect tense kløvet)

1. cleave, split

   Coordinate terms: flække, spalte

2. to cruise through (something)

Conjugation

Conjugation of kløve

active passive present kløver kløves past kløvede kløvedes infinitive kløve kløves imperative kløv — participle present kløvende past kløvet (auxiliary verb have) gerund kløven

Derived terms

• kløvning

References

• “kløve” in Den Danske Ordbog