duven

== Swedish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Swedish duvin, dovin (“powerless”), from Old Norse dofinn (“dead”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“stupefaction”). Doublet of domna and dov. === Adjective === duven (comparative mer duven, superlative mest duven) (of beverages) flat, stale, tasteless (of persons) drowsy, lazy (of plants) drooping, faded ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “duven”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) duven in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)