sleve

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse slefa.

Noun

sleve f or m (definite singular sleven, indefinite plural slevar, definite plural slevane)

1. drool; slaver

Noun

sleve f (definite singular sleva, indefinite plural slever, definite plural slevene)

1. slowworm

   Synonym: stålorm

Verb

sleve (present tense slevar, past tense sleva, past participle sleva, passive infinitive slevast, present participle slevande, imperative sleve/slev)

1. to slaver
2. to drool

Alternative forms

• sleva (a- and split infinitive)

References

• “sleve” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.