kvelv

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • (vault): kvæv m
  • (keel): kolv f, kvolv n

Etymology

From the verb kvelva or from Old Norse hvalf (from Proto-Germanic *hwalbą). Cognate with Swedish valv.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʋɛlʋ/, /kʋæɽʋ/

Noun

kvelv m or n (definite singular kvelven or kvelvet, indefinite plural kvelvar or kvelv, definite plural kvelvane or kvelva)

  1. a vault
  2. the keel of an overturned boat
    Båten kantra, men me berga oss opp på kvelven.
    The boat capsized, but we got to safety on the keel.
  3. a resting place for livestock and its shepherd made of stones (usually high in the mountains, especially in Setesdalsheiene)

Verb

kvelv

  1. inflection of kvelva:
    1. present
    2. imperative

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