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høvding

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse hǫfðingi.

Noun

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høvding c (singular definite høvdingen, plural indefinite høvdinge or høvdinger)

  1. a chief, chieftain, leader
    1. (figurative) manager, boss

Declension

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Declension of høvding
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative høvding høvdingen høvdinge
høvdinger
høvdingene
høvdingerne
genitive høvdings høvdingens høvdinges
høvdingers
høvdingenes
høvdingernes

Derived terms

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References

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse hǫfðingi.

Noun

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høvding m (definite singular høvdingen, indefinite plural høvdinger, definite plural høvdingene)

  1. a chief, chieftain, leader

References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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høvding m (definite singular høvdingen, indefinite plural høvdingar, definite plural høvdingane)

  1. alternative form of hovding