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lova.

to promise (to commit to something)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

verb/²loːˌva/
  1. to promise (to commit to something)

  2. to assure (to give someone confidence in the trustworthiness of something)

  3. to praise, to laud

Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish lova, from Old Norse lofa, from Proto-Germanic *lubōną, equivalent to lov + -a. Cognate with Danish love, Norwegian love, Dutch loven, German loben.

verb
  1. to turn a sailing boat more towards the wind

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Dutch loeven, from loef (“windward side”). Cognate with Danish luve.

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