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, imperative klyv)

1. to split, to cleave

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
	Participles
Present participle	klyvande
Past participle	kluven
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms

• (split): dela

Further reading

• klyva in Svensk ordbok.