sørve

See also: sorve and şorve

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

sørva (a-infinitive)
serva, serve (alternative spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from English serve. Doublet of servere. Both are ultimately from Latin serviō.

Verb

sørve (present tense sørvar, past tense sørva, past participle sørva, passive infinitive sørvast, present participle sørvande, imperative sørve/sørv)

(transitive, intransitive, sports) to serve (lead off with the first delivery over the net in tennis, volleyball, ping pong, badminton etc.)

References

“sørve” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.