høgsete

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

hågsæte, høgsæte
hoksæte, høgset, hegset, hauset, haust (dialectal)

Etymology

From Old Norse hásæti, from hár (“high”) +‎ sæti (“seat”), equivalent to høg +‎ sete. Influenced by høg, from Old Swedish hø̄gher.

Noun

høgsete n (definite singular høgsetet, indefinite plural høgsete, definite plural høgseta)

high seat, seat of honour

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