høy

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Danish høj, from Old East Norse *haugʀ, from Proto-Germanic *hauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kewk-, a suffixed form of *kew-.

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Adjective[edit]

høy (neuter singular høyt, definite singular and plural høye, comparative høyere, indefinite superlative høyest, definite superlative høyeste)

  1. high, tall
  2. loud
    Han snakker veldig høyt.He speaks very loud.
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Etymology 2[edit]

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Borrowed from Norwegian Nynorsk høy, from Old Norse hey, from Proto-Germanic *hawją.

Noun[edit]

høy n (definite singular høyet, uncountable)

  1. hay
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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse hey. Akin to English hay.

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Noun[edit]

høy n (definite singular høyet, uncountable)

  1. hay

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