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
Conjugation of røve
active passive
present røver røves
past røvede røvedes
infinitive røve røves
imperative røv —
participle
present røvende
past røvet
(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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