hegg

See also: Hegg

Middle English

Noun

hegg

1. Alternative form of hegge

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse heggr

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɛɡː/

Noun

hegg m (definite singular heggen, indefinite plural hegger or heggar, definite plural heggene or heggane)

1. a bird cherry tree, Prunus padus
   • 1860, Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, "Vaaren":

     […] Heggen og Tre, som der Blomar er paa, eg atter saag bløma.

     […] once again I saw the bird cherry and the flowering trees in bloom.

References

• “hegg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.