kleiv

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Verb

kleiv

1. past of kliva

Etymology 2

Related to the verb kliva. Attested as Kleef in Glossarium Norvagicum (1749). Compare Swedish klev n (or kleva f in some Swedish dialects).

Noun

kleiv f (definite singular kleiva, indefinite plural kleiver, definite plural kleivene)

1. a steep mountain slope with a path

Derived terms

• Aspøllkleivan