høvding in Norwegian Bokmål

Forms: høvdingen [definite, singular], høvdinger [indefinite, plural], høvdingene [definite, plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Old Norse hǫfðingi. Etymology templates: {{der|nb|non|hǫfðingi}} Old Norse hǫfðingi Head templates: {{nb-noun-m1}} høvding m (definite singular høvdingen, indefinite plural høvdinger, definite plural høvdingene)

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "hǫfðingi"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "høvdingen",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "høvdinger",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "høvdingene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a chief, chieftain, leader"
      ],
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          "leader",
          "leader"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "høvding"
}

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "hǫfðingi"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse hǫfðingi",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse hǫfðingi.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "høvdingen",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "høvdinger",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "høvdingene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "høvding m (definite singular høvdingen, indefinite plural høvdinger, definite plural høvdingene)",
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    }
  ],
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        "Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header",
        "Norwegian Bokmål lemmas",
        "Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns",
        "Norwegian Bokmål nouns",
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Norse",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a chief, chieftain, leader"
      ],
      "links": [
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        ],
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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "høvding"
}

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"høvding" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

Inflected forms