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hending

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English

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Verb

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hending

  1. present participle and gerund of hend

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From henda +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hending f (genitive singular hendingar, nominative plural hendingar)

  1. chance, coincidence
    Synonym: tilviljun
  2. (poetry) internal rhyme

Declension

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Declension of hending (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hending hendingin hendingar hendingarnar
accusative hendingu hendinguna hendingar hendingarnar
dative hendingu hendingunni hendingum hendingunum
genitive hendingar hendingarinnar hendinga hendinganna

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From hende +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hending f (definite singular hendinga, indefinite plural hendingar, definite plural hendingane)

  1. incident; occurrence
    Denne hendinga fekk dei til å tenkja annleis.
    This incident made them think differently.
  2. event; happening

References

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