kleiv

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Verb

kleiv

  1. past of kliva

Etymology 2

Related to the verb kliva. Attested as Kleef in Glossarium Norvagicum (1749). Compare Swedish klev n (or kleva f in some Swedish dialects).

Noun

kleiv f (definite singular kleiva, indefinite plural kleiver, definite plural kleivene)

  1. a steep mountain slope with a path
Derived terms
  • Aspøllkleivan
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