tæve
See also: täve
Danish
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch teve, Middle Low German teve, cognate of Dutch teef. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *tibō-.
Noun
edittæve c (singular definite tæven, plural indefinite tæver)
- bitch (female canine, spiteful woman)
- slut (sexually promiscuous woman)
- Synonym: mær
- in the phrase på tæven (“box on the ear”)
Inflection
editDeclension of tæve
Verb
edittæve (imperative tæv, infinitive at tæve, present tense tæver, past tense tævede, perfect tense har tævet)
- to thrash, to beat up (to beat mercilessly)
- to beat, thrash (to defeat in a competition)
- Synonyms: nakke, besejre, vinde (over)
Conjugation
editConjugation of tæve
References
edit- “tæve,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “tæve,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “tæve” in Retskrivningsordbogen