høvding

See also: hövding

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse hǫfðingi.

Noun

høvding c (singular definite høvdingen, plural indefinite høvdinge or høvdinger)

  1. a chief, chieftain, leader
    1. (figurative) manager, boss

Declension

Declension of høvding
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative høvding høvdingen høvdinge
høvdinger 		høvdingene
høvdingerne
genitive høvdings høvdingens høvdinges
høvdingers 		høvdingenes
høvdingernes

Derived terms

  • høvdingebold
  • høvdingedømme
  • høvdingegrav
  • indianerhøvding
  • landshøvding
  • stammehøvding
  • vikingehøvding

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse hǫfðingi.

Noun

høvding m (definite singular høvdingen, indefinite plural høvdinger, definite plural høvdingene)

  1. a chief, chieftain, leader

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

høvding m (definite singular høvdingen, indefinite plural høvdingar, definite plural høvdingane)

  1. alternative form of hovding
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