klöven

See also: kloven

Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German klö̂ven, from Old Saxon klōvian, from Proto-Germanic *klaubijaną (“to cleave”), causative of *kleubaną (“to split, cleave”). Related to Dutch kloven and klieven, English cleave. See also kleven.

Verb

klöven (third-person singular simple present klöövt, past tense klööv, past participle klöövt, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. to split
  2. to divide

Conjugation

Conjugation of klöven (weak verb)
infinitive klöven
present preterite
1st person singular klööv klööv
2nd person singular klöövst klöövst
3rd person singular klöövt klööv
plural klöövt klövn
imperative
singular klööv
plural klöövt
present past
participle klöven klöövt

Note: This conjugation is one of many.
Neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Synonyms

Swedish

Noun

klöven

  1. definite singular of klöv
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