kløyva

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse kljúfa. Akin to English cleave.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /²klœʏːva/, /²kɽœʏːva/

Verb[edit]

kløyva (present tense kløyver, past tense kløyvde, past participle kløyvd or kløyvt, present participle kløyvande, imperative kløyv)

  1. to split, cleave
    • 1868, Henrik Krohn, Ei liti Ferd fraa Sogndal til Fjerland:
      Innan um Garden Neset (...) kløyver Dalen seg i tvau Dalføre.
      Beyond the farm Neset (...) the valley splits into two.

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