heldendicht
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of held (“hero”) + -en- + dicht (“poem”); perfectly parallel cognate of German Heldengedicht.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]heldendicht n (plural heldendichten, diminutive heldendichtje n)
- An epic, narrative poem (or by extension prose), notably on a hero. [from early 18th c.]
- (figuratively) An epic episode or scene.
Synonyms
[edit]- (epic narrative): epos