høvle

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German hȫvelen, which has also been borrowed to Swedish hyvla. Derived from the noun hȫvel (“hill”), from Proto-Germanic *hubilaz, cognate with German Hübel (dialect), Dutch heuvel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /høvlə/, [ˈhœwlə]

Verb

høvle (past tense høvlede, past participle høvlet)

  1. (carpentry) to plane

Conjugation

Conjugation of høvle
active passive
present høvler høvles
past høvlede høvledes
infinitive høvle høvles
imperative høvl —
participle
present høvlende
past høvlet
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund høvlen

Noun

høvle

  1. indefinite plural of høvl
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