loven

See also: Loven, löven, løven, and Løven

Danish

Noun

loven

  1. singular definite of lov

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈloːvə(n)/
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  • Rhymes: -oːvən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch loven, from Old Dutch lovon (“to praise, to sing psalms”), from Proto-Germanic *lubōną.

Verb

loven

  1. (transitive) to praise
Inflection
Inflection of loven (weak)
infinitive loven
past singular loofde
past participle geloofd
infinitive loven
gerund loven n
verbal noun —
present tense past tense
1st person singular loof loofde
2nd person sing. (jij) looft loofde
2nd person sing. (u) looft loofde
2nd person sing. (gij) looft loofde
3rd person singular looft loofde
plural loven loofden
subjunctive sing.1 love loofde
subjunctive plur.1 loven loofden
imperative sing. loof
imperative plur.1 looft
participles lovend geloofd
1) Archaic.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See etymology on the main entry.

Noun

loven

  1. plural of loof

Finnish

Noun

loven

  1. Genitive singular form of lovi.

Anagrams

Middle English

Verb

loven (third-person singular simple present loveth, present participle lovende, simple past and past participle loved)

  1. to love

Conjugation

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

loven m

  1. definite singular of lov

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Noun

loven m, f

  1. definite masculine singular of lov

Swedish

Noun

loven

  1. definite singular of lov
  2. definite plural of lov
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