kave

See also: kávé and kavé

Italian

Noun

kave f

plural of kava

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse kafa

Verb

kave (imperative kav, present tense kaver, passive kaves, simple past kava or kavet or kavde, past participle kava or kavet or kavd, present participle kavende)

to flail, strike (air, water)
to snatch (etter / at)
to paw, scrape
to struggle, toil
to flounder

References

“kave” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“kave_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse kafa

Verb

kave (present tense kavar, past tense kava, past participle kava, passive infinitive kavast, present participle kavande, imperative kav/kave)

to flail, strike (air, water)
to snatch (etter / at)
to paw, scrape
to struggle, toil
to flounder

Alternative forms

kava

References

“kave” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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