klyva

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• klyve

Etymology

From Old Norse klífa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²klyːʋɑ/

Verb

klyva (present tense klyv, past tense klauv, supine klove, past participle kloven, present participle klyvande, imperative klyv)

1. to climb

Synonyms

• klatra
• kliva

Further reading

• “klyva” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse kljúfa, from Proto-Germanic *kleubaną.

Verb

klȳva

1. to split

Conjugation

Conjugation of klȳva (strong)

	present				past
infinitive	klȳva				—
participle	klȳvandi, klȳvande				kluvin
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative		indicative	subjunctive
iæk	klȳver	klȳvi, klȳve	—		klø̄f	kluvi, kluve
þū	klȳver	klȳvi, klȳve	klȳf		klø̄ft	kluvi, kluve
han	klȳver	klȳvi, klȳve	—		klø̄f	kluvi, kluve
vīr	klȳvum, klȳvom	klȳvum, klȳvom	klȳvum, klȳvom		kluvum, kluvom	kluvum, kluvom
īr	klȳvin	klȳvin	klȳvin		kluvin	kluvin
þēr	klȳva	klȳvin	—		kluvu, kluvo	kluvin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative		indicative	subjunctive
iæk	klȳfs	klȳvis, klȳves	—		klø̄fs	kluvis, kluves
þū	klȳfs	klȳvis, klȳves	—		klø̄fts	kluvis, kluves
han	klȳfs	klȳvis, klȳves	—		klø̄fs	kluvis, kluves
vīr	klȳvums, -oms	klȳvums, klȳvoms	—		kluvums, kluvoms	kluvums, kluvoms
īr	klȳvins	klȳvins	—		kluvins	kluvins
þēr	klȳvas	klȳvins	—		kluvus, kluvos	kluvins

Descendants

• Swedish: klyva

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish klȳva, from Old Norse kljúfa, from Proto-Germanic *kleubaną (“to cleave, split”), from Proto-Indo-European *glewbʰ-.

Verb

klyva (present klyver, preterite klöv, supine kluvit or klyvt, imperative klyv)

1. to split, to cleave

   klyva stockar

   split logs

Conjugation

Conjugation of klyva (class 2 strong)

	active		passive
infinitive	klyva		klyvas
supine	kluvit		kluvits
imperative	klyv		—
imper. plural1	klyven		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	klyver	klöv	klyvs, klyves	klövs
ind. plural1	klyva	klövo	klyvas	klövos
subjunctive2	klyve	klöve	klyves	klöves
present participle		klyvande
past participle		kluven

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms

• (split): dela

References

• klyva in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• klyva in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• klyva in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)