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Low German
- täuben, täufen, täuven, täuwen, teuben, teufen, teuven, teuwen, töben, töfen, töwen
Etymology
From Middle Low German töven, whence also Swedish töva, from or related to Proto-Germanic *tabjan-, from Proto-Indo-European *dobʰ-éie-, see also Sanskrit दिप्सति (dipsati, “to deceive”). Cognate with Dutch toeven.
Verb
töven
- (regional) to wait
- Synonym: wachten
Töv män, ik krig di!- Just wait, I’ll get you!