tøve

See also: tove, Tove, to've, töve, and tővé

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German tȫven, from Proto-Germanic *tōbijaną, cognate with Dutch toeven (“to linger”). Derived from the noun *tōbą (“hesitation”) (Icelandic tóf) and related to the verb *tabijaną (“to delay”) (Old Norse tefja).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtøːvə/, [ˈtˢøːʋə], [ˈtˢøːʊ]

Verb

tøve (imperative tøv, infinitive at tøve, present tense tøver, past tense tøvede, perfect tense har tøvet)

1. to hesitate (to stop or pause respecting decision or action)
2. to hesitate, falter (to stammer; to falter in speaking)
3. to linger (to stay or remain)

Conjugation

Inflection of tøve

	present	past
simple	tøver	tøvede
perfect	har tøvet	havde tøvet
passive	tøves	tøvedes
participle	tøvende	tøvet
imperative	tøv	—
infinitive	tøve	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	tøven	—

Derived terms

• tøven