røve

See also: rove

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse reyfa (“to tear”), from Proto-Germanic *raubijaną, *raubōną. The Danish word has been influenced semantically by Middle Low German rōven, German rauben. The Germanic word was borrowed into Old French, French rober, whence English rob.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /røːvə/, [ˈʁœːʋə], [ˈʁœːʊ]

Verb

røve (past tense røvede, past participle røvet)

  1. rob
  2. loot, pillage
Conjugation
Inflection of røve
present past
simple røver røvede
perfect har røvet havde røvet
passive røves røvedes
participle røvende røvet
imperative røv —
infinitive røve —
auxiliary verb have —
gerund røven —

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /rœvə/, [ˈʁɶːʊ]

Noun

røve c

  1. indefinite plural of røv

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse reyfa.

Verb

røve (imperative røv, present tense røver, simple past røva or røvet or røvde, past participle røva or røvet or røvd)

  1. to rob

References
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