røve

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Danish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse reyfa (“to tear”), from Proto-Germanic *raubijaną, *raubōną. The Danish word has been influenced semantically by Middle Low German rōven, German rauben. The Germanic word was borrowed into Old French, French rober, whence English rob.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /røːvə/, [ˈʁœːʋə], [ˈʁœːʊ]

Verb[edit]

røve (past tense røvede, past participle røvet)

  1. rob
  2. loot, pillage
Conjugation[edit]
Inflection of røve
present past
simple røver røvede
perfect har røvet havde røvet
passive røves røvedes
participle røvende røvet
imperative røv —
infinitive røve —
auxiliary verb have —
gerund røven —

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /rœvə/, [ˈʁɶːʊ]

Noun[edit]

røve c

  1. indefinite plural of røv

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse reyfa.

Verb[edit]

røve (imperative røv, present tense røver, simple past røva or røvet or røvde, past participle røva or røvet or røvd)

  1. to rob

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

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