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
Inflection of tøve
present past
simple tøver tøvede
perfect har tøvet havde tøvet
passive tøves tøvedes
participle tøvende tøvet
imperative tøv —
infinitive tøve —
auxiliary verb have —
gerund tøven —

Derived terms
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