heldendicht
Dutch[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