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grave.

dig (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɡraːʋə/[ˈɡ̊ʁ̊ɑːvə][ˈɡ̊ʁ̊ɑː.ʊ]
  1. dig (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Where this word comes from

From Old Norse grafa (“to dig, bury”), from Proto-Germanic *grabaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrābʰ- (“to dig, scratch, scrape”).

adv/ɡraːʋə/[ˈɡ̊ʁ̊ɑːvə][ˈɡ̊ʁ̊ɑː.ʊ]
  1. grave (low in pitch, tone etc.)

  2. accent grave – accent grave, grave accent

Where this word comes from

From Italian grave, from Latin gravis (“heavy, grave”).

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