hugge

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse hǫggva, from Proto-Germanic *hawwaną (“to hew, forge”), from Proto-Indo-European *kowə- (“to beat, hew, forge”).

Verb

hugge (imperative hug, infinitive at hugge, present tense hugger, past tense huggede, perfect tense har hugget)

1. To cut, to hack, to slash
2. To pinch, to steal, snatch

Derived terms

• halshugge

Related terms

• hug

Further reading

• “hugge” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “hugge” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Danish hugge, from Old Norse hǫggva

Verb

hugge (imperative hugg, present tense hugger, passive hugges, simple past hugget or hugde or hugg, past participle hugget or hugd, present participle huggende)

1. alternative form of hogge

References

• “hugge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “hugge” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).