klyva

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

From Old Norse klífa.

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Verb

klyva (present tense klyv, past tense klauv, supine klove, past participle kloven, present participle klyvande, imperative klyv)

  1. to climb

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Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse kljúfa, from Proto-Germanic *kleubaną.

Verb

klȳva

  1. to split

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  • Swedish: klyva

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish klȳva, from Old Norse kljúfa, from Proto-Germanic *kleubaną (to cleave, split), from Proto-Indo-European *glewbʰ-.

Verb

klyva (present klyver, preterite klöv, supine kluvit or klyvt, imperative klyv)

  1. to split, to cleave
    klyva stockar
    split logs

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