kløyva

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

kløyve

Etymology

From Old Norse kljúfa. Akin to English cleave.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²klœʏːva/, /²kɽœʏːva/

Verb

kløyva (present tense kløyver, past tense kløyvde, past participle kløyvd or kløyvt, present participle kløyvande, imperative kløyv)

to split, cleave
- 1868, Henrik Krohn, Ei liti Ferd fraa Sogndal til Fjerland:
  Innan um Garden Neset (...) kløyver Dalen seg i tvau Dalføre.
  Beyond the farm Neset (...) the valley splits into two.

References

“kløyva” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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