hverv

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse hvarf. verbal noun of hverve, meaning influenced by Middle Low German werf.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvæɐ̯ˀw]

Noun

hverv n (singular definite hvervet, plural indefinite hverv)

  1. an (entrusted) task
  2. (obsolete) a change, turning, shift

Declension

Declension of hverv
neuter
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hverv hvervet hverv hvervene
genitive hvervs hvervets hvervs hvervenes

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

hverv m (definite singular hverven, indefinite plural hverver, definite plural hvervene)

  1. form removed by a 1982 spelling decision; superseded by verv