Noun: lov
Gender: Common, Neuter
Hyphenation:
Nominative
| Sg. indefinite | lov |
| Sg. definite | loven; lovet |
| Pl. indefinite | love |
| Pl. definite | lovene |
Genitive
| Sg. indefinite | lovs |
| Sg. definite | lovens; lovets |
| Pl. indefinite | loves |
| Pl. definite | lovenes |
Sample Sentences
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have lov (af nogen) (til at) ... (have permission (from someone) (to) ...)
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give (nogen) lov (give (someone) permission)
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receive permission (from someone) [få lov (af nogen)]
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ask (someone) for permission (to ...) [bede (nogen) om lov (til at ...)]
Etymology
From Old Danish logh, from Old Norse lǫg, plural of lag (“layer”). Doublet of lag and lav. English law is borrowed from Old Norse. See: Old Norse Nouns '
lǫg', English Nouns '
law'.
Verbs referencing "lov"
English Nouns
law, Swedish Nouns
lag, Danish Nouns
lav, Norwegian Bokmål Nouns
lov, Norwegian Nynorsk Nouns
lov, Faroese Nouns
lóg, Norwegian Bokmål Nouns
abortlov.
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