hoven
See also: Hoven
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English hoven, from Old English hafen, ġehafen, from Proto-Germanic *habanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *habjaną (“to lift, heave”). Compare German Low German hoven (“hoven”, past participle), German gehoben (“hoven”, past participle). More at heave.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhoʊvən/
- Rhymes: -əʊvən
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhuːvən/
- Rhymes: -uːvən
German Low German
Norwegian Bokmål
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
hoven (neuter hove or hovent, definite singular and plural hovne, comparative hovnare, indefinite superlative hovnast, definite superlative hovnaste)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
References
- “hoven” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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