sveiv

From Old Norse sveif (“seal flipper”).

• IPA^(key): /sʋæi̯ʋ/

sveiv f or m (definite singular sveiva or sveiven, indefinite plural sveiver, definite plural sveivene)

1. A crank

“sveiv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

• IPA^(key): /svɛɪːv/

From Old Norse sveif (“seal flipper”).

sveiv f (definite singular sveiva, indefinite plural sveiver, definite plural sveivene)

1. A crank

sveiv m (definite singular sveiven, indefinite plural sveivar, definite plural sveivane)

1. a turn, swing
2. a flipper (on a seal)

sveiv

1. past of sviva

“sveiv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.