Danish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Middle Low German hōvel, which has also been borrowed to Swedish hyvel and German Hobel. It may be a backformation from the verb hȫvelen, see høvle.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /høvˀl/, [ˈhœwˀl]

Noun edit

høvl c (singular definite høvlen, plural indefinite høvle)

  1. (carpentry) plane

Declension edit

Verb edit

høvl

  1. imperative of høvle