kjelve

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse kelfa.

Verb

kjelve (present tense kjelvar, past tense kjelva, past participle kjelva, passive infinitive kjelvast, present participle kjelvande, imperative kjelve/kjelv)

  1. (especially of reindeer) to calve
    Synonym: kalve

References
  • “kjelva”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
  • “kjelve” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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