töven

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Low German[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

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

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

töven

(regional) to wait
Synonym: wachten

Töv män, ik krig di!
Just wait, I’ll get you!

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