hester

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See also: Hester

Middle Norwegian[edit]

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Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse hestr m, from Proto-Germanic *hangistaz. Cognate with Old Swedish hæster and Icelandic hestur.

Noun[edit]

hester m

  1. horse

Descendants[edit]

  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hest; (dialectal) hest’e, heist

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From older Danish hæster, or more likely heste with added -r analogous to other plural forms (e.g. byer). Compare Norwegian hestar.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

hester m

  1. indefinite plural of hest