töven

Low German

Alternative forms
  • täuben, täufen, täuven, täuwen, teuben, teufen, teuven, teuwen, töben, töfen, töwen

Etymology

From Middle Low German töven, whence also Swedish töva, from or related to Proto-Germanic *tabjan-, from Proto-Indo-European *dobʰ-éie-, see also Sanskrit दिप्सति (dipsati, “to deceive”). Cognate with Dutch toeven.

Verb

töven

  1. (regional) to wait
    Synonym: wachten
    Töv män, ik krig di!
    Just wait, I’ll get you!
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