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Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German hȫvelen, which has also been borrowed to Swedish hyvla. Derived from the noun hȫvel (“hill”), from Proto-Germanic *hubilaz, cognate with German Hübel (dialect), Dutch heuvel.
Pronunciation
Verb
høvle (past tense høvlede, past participle høvlet)
- (carpentry) to plane
Conjugation
Noun
høvle
- indefinite plural of høvl