töva

See also: tova, Tova, Tóva, and tøva

Hopi

Noun

töva

  1. bone (body part)

Swedish

Etymology

Same as Old Swedish töva, cognate with Norwegian, Danish and Old Danish tøve, from Middle Low German toven (wait, delay, obstruct)

It seems Old Swedish made a difference between töva and tövra, the latter derived from Middle Low German togern and German zögern

Verb

töva (present tövar, preterite tövade, supine tövat, imperative töva)

  1. to delay, to linger

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