høvle

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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Low German hȫvelen, which has also been borrowed to Swedish hyvla. Derived from the noun hȫvel (hill), from Proto-Germanic *hubilaz, cognate with German Hübel (dialect), Dutch heuvel.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /høvlə/, [ˈhœwlə]

Verb[edit]

høvle (past tense høvlede, past participle høvlet)

  1. (carpentry) to plane

Conjugation[edit]

Noun[edit]

høvle

  1. indefinite plural of høvl