hø

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ho"

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse hey (“hay”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /høː/, [høːˀ]
• Rhymes: -øːˀ

Dialects

• (Djurslandsk) IPA^(key): [heːˀ]
• (Fjoldemål) IPA^(key): [hyø]
• (Hardsysselsk) IPA^(key): [høtʃː]
• (Skånsk) IPA^(key): [høɪ̯ː]
• (Vendelbomål) IPA^(key): [høɪ̯ˀ]
• (Vestfynsk) IPA^(key): [hɔɪ̯ˀ]
• (Østfynsk) IPA^(key): [hyːˀə]

Noun

hø n (singular definite høet, not used in plural form)

1. hay
2. rubbish, trash

Inflection

Declension of hø

neuter gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hø	høet	hø	høene
genitive	høs	høets	høs	høenes

References

• “hø,3” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Knutshøe in Vågå, one of the Norwegian mountains whose names contain hø.

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Norse hǿð (“height”), from Proto-Germanic *hauhiþō (“height”), formed from *hauhaz (“high”) and the abstract-noun suffix *-iþō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kewk- (“to bend; be elevated”). Doublet of høyde (“height”).

Compare Norwegian Nynorsk hæd and hædd, Faroese hædd, Icelandic hæð, Danish højde, Swedish höjd, Dutch hoogte and English height.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /høː/, [høː]
• Rhymes: -øː
• Hyphenation: hø

Noun

hø f or m (definite singular høa or høen, indefinite plural høer, definite plural høene)

1. a mountain; a high, prominent, rounded or dome-shaped mountain rising from a high-altitude plateau

   Vi så flere runde høer over høyfjellsplatået. ― We saw several rounded mountains rising above the high-altitude plateau.

   • 1994, Ivar Kleiven, Brev til Decorah-Posten, page 65:

     de nærmereliggende høer og høider

     the nearby rounded mountains and heights

   • 1930, Kristian Elster d.y., Bonde Veirskjæg, page 166:

     nakne høer

     bare rounded mountains

Usage notes

• Hø occurs particularly in mountain names in northern Innlandet and the southernmost part of Trøndelag, for example Knutshøa in Oppdal and Knutshøe in Vågå.

Etymology 2

Of onomatopoeic origin, representing short vocal sounds used to express contempt, embarrassed throat-clearing, or restrained or awkward laughter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hø/, [hø]
• Rhymes: -ø
• Hyphenation: hø

Interjection

hø

1. pah, ha; an exclamation expressing dismissive mockery or contempt

   Hø, det tror jeg ikke på! ― Pah, I don't believe that!

   • 1925, Vilhelm Krag, Baldevin, page 147:

     høh! Er det mening i sligt?

     Pah! Does that make any sense?

2. ahem; represents an embarrassed or hesitant throat-clearing sound

   Hø, hø … jeg vet ikke helt. ― Ahem, ahem … I'm not quite sure.

   • 1883, Jonas Lie, Familjen paa Gilje, page 52:

     … hø, hø …

     … ahem, ahem …

3. heh; used, especially repeatedly, to represent restrained, half-hearted, or embarrassed laughter

   Synonyms: hæ, he, ha

   Hø hø, ja, det var jo morsomt. ― Heh heh, yes, that was funny.

   • 1994, Dag Solstad, Genanse og verdighet, page 69:

     Sier du det, sier du det, Hø hø

     You say so, you say so, heh heh.

   • 2016, Karl Ove Knausgård, Om våren, page 130:

     Hø hø hø.

     Heh heh heh.

Derived terms

• høhø (“heh-heh; repeated laughter, throat-clearing, or contemptuous vocalization”)

References

• “hø” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “hø” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
• “hø” in Store norske leksikon

Anagrams

• øh

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• hød (Landsmål, alternative spelling)

Etymology

From Old Norse *hǿð from hór (“high”), a variant of hár.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /høː/

Noun

hø f (definite singular høa, indefinite plural høer, definite plural høene)

1. a roundish hilltop

Related terms

• hæd
• hædd
• høgd

References

• “hø” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.