klauv

klauv

Norwegian Nynorsk

klauver

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klæʉʋ/ (example of pronunciation)

Etymology 1

From Old Norse klauf.

Noun

klauv f (definite singular klauva, indefinite plural klauver, definite plural klauvene)

1. cloven hoof

Derived terms

• klauvdyr

Verb

klauv

1. past tense of klyva

References

• “klauv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

• klöuv
• klöyv
• klæiv
• kḷäo

Etymology

From Old Norse klauf.

Noun

klauv f

1. cloven hoof
2. long and wide groove in wood

Derived terms

• lagklöyv (“dewclaw”)
• tsviklöuvä (“bi-cloven”)