tøve

See also: tove, Tove, to've, töve, and tővé

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German tȫven, from Proto-Germanic *tōbijaną, cognate with Dutch toeven (“to linger”). Derived from the noun *tōbą (“hesitation”) (Icelandic tóf) and related to the verb *tabijaną (“to delay”) (Old Norse tefja).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtøːvə/, [ˈtˢøːʋə], [ˈtˢøːʊ]

Verb

tøve (imperative tøv, infinitive at tøve, present tense tøver, past tense tøvede, perfect tense har tøvet)

  1. to hesitate (to stop or pause respecting decision or action)
  2. to hesitate, falter (to stammer; to falter in speaking)
  3. to linger (to stay or remain)

Conjugation

Conjugation of tøve
active passive
present tøver tøves
past tøvede tøvedes
infinitive tøve tøves
imperative tøv —
participle
present tøvende
past tøvet
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund tøven

Derived terms

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