hövding
Appearance
See also: høvding
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish høfþinge, høfdhinger, høfþinger. From Old Norse hǫfðingi. Related to huvud (“head”).
Noun
[edit]hövding c
- a chief (of a tribe)
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | hövding | hövdings |
| definite | hövdingen | hövdingens | |
| plural | indefinite | hövdingar | hövdingars |
| definite | hövdingarna | hövdingarnas |
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “hövding”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)