spove

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• spue

Etymology

From Old Norse spói.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²spuːʋɛ/

Noun

spove m (definite singular spoven, indefinite plural spovar, definite plural spovane)

1. a bird of genus Numenius, the curlews, or Limosa, the godwits

References

• “spove” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.