kræve

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse krefja, from Proto-Germanic *krafjaną (to demand), cognate with Swedish kräva, English crave.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /krɛːvə/, [ˈkʰʁ̥æːʋə], [ˈkʰʁ̥æːʊ]

Verb

kræve (past tense krævede, past participle krævet)

  1. to demand
  2. to require
  3. to claim (e.g. a life)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • afkræve
  • indkræve
  • opkræve

References

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