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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Verb
kleiv
- past of kliva
Etymology 2
Related to the verb kliva. Attested as Kleef in Glossarium Norvagicum (1749). Compare Swedish klev n (or kleva f in some Swedish dialects).
Noun
kleiv f (definite singular kleiva, indefinite plural kleiver, definite plural kleivene)
- a steep mountain slope with a path
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