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Danish
Etymology
From Middle Dutch teve, Middle Low German teve, cognate of Dutch teef. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *tibō-.
Noun
tæve c (singular definite tæven, plural indefinite tæver)
- bitch (female canine, spiteful woman)
- Synonyms: hunhund, tævehund
- slut (sexually promiscuous woman)
- Synonym: mær
- in the phrase på tæven (“box on the ear”)
Inflection
Verb
tæve (imperative tæv, infinitive at tæve, present tense tæver, past tense tævede, perfect tense har tævet)
- to thrash, to beat up (to beat mercilessly)
- Synonyms: tæske, banke, prygle
- to beat, thrash (to defeat in a competition)
- Synonyms: nakke, besejre, vinde (over)
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