Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

karve

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables: karve
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a multipurpose intermediate size Viking longship

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Swedish

Word Breakdown

Root: karve

Inflected Forms

karves (plural) karvi (alternative)

Questions

What does karve mean?: a multipurpose intermediate size Viking longship
Where does karve come from?: It is traced to Swedish.

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