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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse kelfa.
Verb
kjelve (present tense kjelvar, past tense kjelva, past participle kjelva, passive infinitive kjelvast, present participle kjelvande, imperative kjelve/kjelv)
- (especially of reindeer) to calve
- Synonym: kalve
References
- “kjelva”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
- “kjelve” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.