FromMiddle Englishhoven, fromOld Englishhafen,ġehafen, fromProto-Germanic*habanaz, past participle ofProto-Germanic*habjaną(“to lift, heave”), equivalent tohove +-en. CompareGerman Low Germanhoven(“hoven”,past participle),Germangehoben(“hoven”,past participle). More atheave.
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FromOld Norsehafinn.past participle ofhæve.
hoven (neuterhovent,plural and definite singular attributivehovne)
| positive | comparative | superlative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite common singular | hoven | merehoven | mesthoven2 |
| indefinite neuter singular | hovent | merehoven | mesthoven2 |
| plural | hovne | merehoven | mesthoven2 |
| definite attributive1 | hovne | merehoven | mesthovne |
1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.
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hoven m
Past participle ofhevja,hevje.
hoven (neuterhoveorhovent,definite singular and pluralhovne,comparativehovnare,indefinite superlativehovnast,definite superlativehovnaste)
See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
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