"tave" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: taves [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English taven, from Old Norse *tafa, from Proto-Germanic *tabōn (“to grope, feel”). Cognate with Faroese tava (“to endeavour, exert oneself”), Norwegian Nynorsk tava (“to toil in vain”), German zabeln (“to move convulsively, sprawl, flounder”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|taven}} Middle English taven, {{der|en|non|*tafa}} Old Norse *tafa, {{der|en|gem-pro|*tabōn|t=to grope, feel}} Proto-Germanic *tabōn (“to grope, feel”), {{cog|fo|tava|t=to endeavour, exert oneself}} Faroese tava (“to endeavour, exert oneself”), {{cog|nn|tava|t=to toil in vain}} Norwegian Nynorsk tava (“to toil in vain”), {{cog|de|zabeln|t=to move convulsively, sprawl, flounder}} German zabeln (“to move convulsively, sprawl, flounder”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} tave (plural taves)
  1. (dialectal) A difficulty, struggle. Tags: dialectal
    Sense id: en-tave-en-noun--khq2mvu
  2. (dialectal) A hurry, stir, commotion. Tags: dialectal
    Sense id: en-tave-en-noun-NiHK22qk

Verb

Forms: taves [present, singular, third-person], taving [participle, present], taved [participle, past], taved [past]
Etymology: From Middle English taven, from Old Norse *tafa, from Proto-Germanic *tabōn (“to grope, feel”). Cognate with Faroese tava (“to endeavour, exert oneself”), Norwegian Nynorsk tava (“to toil in vain”), German zabeln (“to move convulsively, sprawl, flounder”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|taven}} Middle English taven, {{der|en|non|*tafa}} Old Norse *tafa, {{der|en|gem-pro|*tabōn|t=to grope, feel}} Proto-Germanic *tabōn (“to grope, feel”), {{cog|fo|tava|t=to endeavour, exert oneself}} Faroese tava (“to endeavour, exert oneself”), {{cog|nn|tava|t=to toil in vain}} Norwegian Nynorsk tava (“to toil in vain”), {{cog|de|zabeln|t=to move convulsively, sprawl, flounder}} German zabeln (“to move convulsively, sprawl, flounder”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} tave (third-person singular simple present taves, present participle taving, simple past and past participle taved)
  1. (intransitive) To sprawl with the arms and legs; kick or fidget with the feet. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-tave-en-verb-pHFKwi-R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 5 46 33 3 2 2 6 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 4 4 42 29 4 4 4 3 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 48 34 3 3 3 2 3
  2. (intransitive) To toss or tumble oneself about; act violently, rage, throw a fit. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-tave-en-verb-x2AWodpT
  3. (intransitive) To struggle, toil, strive, labour. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-tave-en-verb-h7dHTg7o
  4. (intransitive) To trudge, walk heavily. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-tave-en-verb-ePPwVMTF
  5. (transitive, intransitive) To wrestle. Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-tave-en-verb-uGQ~Kf83
  6. (intransitive, dialectal) To hurry along; gad about. Tags: dialectal, intransitive
    Sense id: en-tave-en-verb-hDM0KDyN
  7. (transitive, dialectal) To distress, overtire. Tags: dialectal, transitive
    Sense id: en-tave-en-verb-rg7FcC8K
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English dialectal terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A hurry, stir, commotion."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hurry",
          "hurry"
        ],
        [
          "stir",
          "stir"
        ],
        [
          "commotion",
          "commotion"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dialectal) A hurry, stir, commotion."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dialectal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "tave"
}

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