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stave homograph 1

verbverb

to walk with a stick · to pole along (on skis)

EtymologyOpphav

av stavpole · staff · stave from stavpole · staff · stave

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. bruke stav;
    stavreto hobble     to use a walking stick;
    to hobblestavre
    • stave seg over gulvet to make one's way across the floor with a stick
  2. bruke skistaver for å komme seg framover;
    pigge (I, 1)to pole along, stake (II, 3)to pole     to use ski poles to move forward;
    to pole alongpigge (I, 1), to polestake (II, 3)
    • stave seg mot mål to pole one's way towards the finish