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karve

karve noun: a multipurpose intermediate size Viking longship.

karve: a multipurpose intermediate size Viking longship
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Noun

karve (plural karves)

  1. a multipurpose intermediate size Viking longship

Forms of karve

pluralkarves
alternative formkarvi

Origin of karve

Borrowed from Old Norse karfi, or one of its descendants, potentially Swedish karve, or Danish karve.

Questions about karve

What does karve mean?
Karve means a multipurpose intermediate size Viking longship.
What part of speech is karve?
Karve is a noun.
What is the plural of karve?
The plural of karve is karves.

Words near karve in the dictionary

  1. karunda
  2. karung guni
  3. karung gunis
  4. Karungi
  5. Karur
  6. karve
  7. karvel
  8. karvels
  9. karvi
  10. Karviná
  11. karwa

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