øve

From Middle Low German ȫven, from Proto-Germanic *ōbijaną (“to do, practise”), cognate with German üben.

• IPA^(key): /ˈøːvə/, [ˈøːʋə], [ˈøːʊ]

øve (past tense øvede, past participle øvet)

1. to practise (with or without an object)
   • 2012, Lars Møller, Jæger 200: Med hjertet som indsats, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

     Vi øvede at ligge gemt i dagevis.

     We practised lying in hiding for days.

2. (reflexive) practise (with or without a preposition phrase)

   Han øvede sig på violinen hele natten.

   He practiced with the violin all night.

From Middle Low German ôven, from Old Saxon ōvian, from Proto-Germanic *ōbijaną.

øve (imperative øv, present tense øver, simple past øvde or øvet, past participle øvd or øvet, present participle øvende)

1. to practise (UK) or practice (US)
2. to exercise

• øvelse
• øving
• utøve

• “øve” in The Bokmål Dictionary.