töven

Low German

Alternative forms

• täuben, täufen, täuven, täuwen, teuben, teufen, teuven, teuwen, töben, töfen, töwen

Etymology

From Middle Low German töven, whence also Swedish töva, from or related to Proto-Germanic *tabjan-, from Proto-Indo-European *dobʰ-éie-, see also Sanskrit दिप्सति (dipsati, “to deceive”). Cognate with Dutch toeven.

Verb

töven

1. (regional) to wait

   Synonym: wachten

   Töv män, ik krig di!

   Just wait, I’ll get you!