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Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German ȫven, from Proto-Germanic *ōbijaną (“to do, practise”), cognate with German üben.
Pronunciation
Verb
øve (past tense øvede, past participle øvet)
- to practise (with or without an object)
2012, Lars Møller, Jæger 200: Med hjertet som indsats, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:Vi øvede at ligge gemt i dagevis.- We practised lying in hiding for days.
- (reflexive) practise (with or without a preposition phrase)
Han øvede sig på violinen hele natten.- He practiced with the violin all night.
Conjugation
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Middle Low German ôven, from Old Saxon ōvian, from Proto-Germanic *ōbijaną.
Verb
øve (imperative øv, present tense øver, simple past øvde or øvet, past participle øvd or øvet, present participle øvende)
- to practise (UK) or practice (US)
- to exercise
Derived terms
References
- “øve” in The Bokmål Dictionary.