gave (stem)

The French word gave is a generic name referring to torrential rivers, in the west side of the Pyrenees. In the central part of the Pyrenees, the name neste has the same function.The word gave derivates from an old Gascon gabar, attested as gabarrus in medieval Latin. Based on a pre-celtic root *gab meaning 'hollow' (thus 'throat'), it refers to lower places, valleys and rivers. It is widely found in placenames of Gascony as Gabardan, Gavarret, Gavarnie, Gabas, etc. The name of the Gabali (the antic people living in Gévaudan) is supposed to be related to this stem.
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Un gave est le nom générique donné aux cours d'eau (grands ou petits), situés au Béarn et en Bigorre, sur le territoire des Pyrénées-Atlantiques et des Hautes-Pyrénées. Le gave de Pau (également appelé grand gave), les recueille presque tous et est le principal affluent de l'Adour.
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Gave er noe, særlig gjenstander eller tjenester, som en gir eller får uten gjenytelser eller betaling. I vestlige land og i den kristne kulturkrets er julegavene det vanligste eksemplet på skikken å gi gaver.
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