hedning

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish hethen +‎ -ing, from Old Norse heiðinn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hednenɡ/, [ˈheðneŋ]

Noun

hedning c (singular definite hedningen, plural indefinite hedninger or hedninge)

  1. pagan
  2. heathen

Inflection

See also


Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

From Old Norse heiðingi

Noun

hedning m (definite singular hedningen, indefinite plural hedninger, definite plural hedningene)

  1. a heathen
  2. a pagan

Usage notes

Hedning appears to be masculine only, rather than both masculine and feminine as shown in the reference below. Heidning in Nynorsk is a masculine noun. Confirmation either way is welcome.

See also

References


Swedish

Etymology

heden +‎ -ning

Noun

hedning c

  1. a heathen, a pagan

Declension

Declension of hedning 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative hedning hedningen hedningar hedningarna
Genitive hednings hedningens hedningars hedningarnas