slarv

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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From slarve; related to slarke.

Noun

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slarv m (definite singular slarven, indefinite plural slarver, definite plural slarvene)

  1. A person with a careless appearance, bad character, reckless, loosemouthed

Etymology 2

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From slarve; related to slarke.

Noun

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slarv n (definite singular slarvet, indefinite plural slarv, definite plural slarva or slarvene)

  1. To do shoddy work.
  2. Spreading lies and rumours; gossiping.
Synonyms
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Swedish

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Etymology

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Deverbal from slarva.

Noun

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slarv n

  1. sloppiness, carelessness
    Allt sitter snett. Vilket slarv!
    Everything's misaligned. How sloppy!
    Tjuvarnas slarv gav polisen bevis
    The thieves' carelessness provided the police with evidence

Declension

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Derived terms

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  • slarva (to be sloppy or careless)
  • slarvig (sloppy, careless)

References

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