hedde

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Danish hetæ, from Old Norse heita, from Proto-Germanic *haitaną (to call), cognate with Swedish heta, German heißen, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (haitan, to call).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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hedde (imperative hed, infinitive at hedde, present tense hedder, past tense hed, perfect tense har heddet)

  1. to be called (to have a specific name)
  2. to be named
  3. (passive voice) to be said, claimed

Conjugation

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch hebdi, a contraction of hebt gi (modern hebt gij).

Contraction

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hedde

  1. (Brabant) Contraction of hebt gij.

Usage notes

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The contraction is sometimes reinforced with an additional gij, giving hedde gij.

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English head.

Verb

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hedde (present tense heddar, past tense hedda, past participle hedda, passive infinitive heddast, present participle heddande, imperative hedde/hedd)

  1. (transitive, intransitive, ball games, especially soccer) to strike (the ball) with one's head

Derived terms

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References

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