røve

See also: rove

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse reyfa (“to tear”), from Proto-Germanic *raubijaną, *raubōną. The Danish word has been influenced semantically by Middle Low German rōven, German rauben. The Germanic word was borrowed into Old French, French rober, whence English rob.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /røːvə/, [ˈʁœːʋə], [ˈʁœːʊ]

Verb

røve (past tense røvede, past participle røvet)

1. rob
2. loot, pillage

Conjugation

Inflection of røve

	present	past
simple	røver	røvede
perfect	har røvet	havde røvet
passive	røves	røvedes
participle	røvende	røvet
imperative	røv	—
infinitive	røve	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	røven	—

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rœvə/, [ˈʁɶːʊ]

Noun

røve c

1. indefinite plural of røv

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse reyfa.

Verb

røve (imperative røv, present tense røver, simple past røva or røvet or røvde, past participle røva or røvet or røvd)

1. to rob

Related terms

• røver
• røveri

References

• “røve” in The Bokmål Dictionary.