"hǫfðingi" meaning in Old Norse

See hǫfðingi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: By combination of hǫfuð (“head”) + -ing. Etymology templates: {{af|non|hǫfuð|-ing|t1=head}} hǫfuð (“head”) + -ing Head templates: {{head|non|noun}} hǫfðingi Inflection templates: {{non-decl-m-an|hǫfðingj|ns=hǫfðingi}}, {{non-decl-blank-full|apd=hǫfðingjana|api=hǫfðingja|asd=hǫfðingjann|asi=hǫfðingja|dpd=hǫfðingjunum|dpi=hǫfðingjum|dsd=hǫfðingjanum|dsi=hǫfðingja|g=masculine|gpd=hǫfðingjanna|gpi=hǫfðingja|gsd=hǫfðingjans|gsi=hǫfðingja|notes=|npd=hǫfðingjarnir|npi=hǫfðingjar|nsd=hǫfðinginn|nsi=hǫfðingi|stem=weak an-stem|title=hǫfðingi}}, {{non-decl-cell|hǫfðingi|nsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|hǫfðinginn|nsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|hǫfðingjar|npi}}, {{non-decl-cell|hǫfðingjarnir|npd}}, {{non-decl-cell|hǫfðingja|asi}}, {{non-decl-cell|hǫfðingjann|asd}}, {{non-decl-cell|hǫfðingja|api}}, {{non-decl-cell|hǫfðingjana|apd}}, {{non-decl-cell|hǫfðingja|dsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|hǫfðingjanum|dsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|hǫfðingjum|dpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|hǫfðingjunum|dpd}}, {{non-decl-cell|hǫfðingja|gsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|hǫfðingjans|gsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|hǫfðingja|gpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|hǫfðingjanna|gpd}} Forms: weak [table-tags], hǫfðingi [indefinite, nominative, singular], hǫfðinginn [definite, nominative, singular], hǫfðingjar [indefinite, nominative, plural], hǫfðingjarnir [definite, nominative, plural], hǫfðingja [accusative, indefinite, singular], hǫfðingjann [accusative, definite, singular], hǫfðingja [accusative, indefinite, plural], hǫfðingjana [accusative, definite, plural], hǫfðingja [dative, indefinite, singular], hǫfðingjanum [dative, definite, singular], hǫfðingjum [dative, indefinite, plural], hǫfðingjunum [dative, definite, plural], hǫfðingja [genitive, indefinite, singular], hǫfðingjans [definite, genitive, singular], hǫfðingja [genitive, indefinite, plural], hǫfðingjanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. a chief, chieftain, leader, lord

Inflected forms

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      "depth": 1,
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        }
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      "text": "Icelandic: höfðingi"
    },
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          "expansion": "Norwegian Nynorsk: hovding, høvding; (dialectal) høvning",
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      "text": "Norwegian Nynorsk: hovding, høvding; (dialectal) høvning"
    },
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        "plural"
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        "singular"
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        "definite",
        "singular"
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        "indefinite",
        "plural"
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        "indefinite",
        "singular"
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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      "form": "hǫfðingja",
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        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
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        "plural"
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        "gpi": "hǫfðingja",
        "gsd": "hǫfðingjans",
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        "1": "hǫfðingja",
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        "1": "hǫfðingjann",
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hǫfðingja",
        "2": "api"
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        "1": "hǫfðingjana",
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "hǫfðingja",
        "2": "dsi"
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        "1": "hǫfðingjanum",
        "2": "dsd"
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "hǫfðingjum",
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        "1": "hǫfðingjunum",
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "hǫfðingja",
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  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w"
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          "name": "Old Norse terms suffixed with -ing",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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      "glosses": [
        "a chief, chieftain, leader, lord"
      ],
      "id": "en-hǫfðingi-non-noun-SvAl-UOi",
      "links": [
        [
          "chief",
          "chief"
        ],
        [
          "chieftain",
          "chieftain"
        ],
        [
          "leader",
          "leader"
        ],
        [
          "lord",
          "lord"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "hǫfðingi"
}
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      "text": "Icelandic: höfðingi"
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        "1": "hǫfðinginn",
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        "1": "hǫfðingjar",
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      "args": {
        "1": "hǫfðingjarnir",
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      "args": {
        "1": "hǫfðingja",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hǫfðingjann",
        "2": "asd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hǫfðingja",
        "2": "api"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hǫfðingjana",
        "2": "apd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hǫfðingja",
        "2": "dsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hǫfðingjanum",
        "2": "dsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hǫfðingjum",
        "2": "dpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hǫfðingjunum",
        "2": "dpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hǫfðingja",
        "2": "gsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hǫfðingjans",
        "2": "gsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hǫfðingja",
        "2": "gpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hǫfðingjanna",
        "2": "gpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old Norse lemmas",
        "Old Norse masculine an-stem nouns",
        "Old Norse nouns",
        "Old Norse terms suffixed with -ing",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a chief, chieftain, leader, lord"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chief",
          "chief"
        ],
        [
          "chieftain",
          "chieftain"
        ],
        [
          "leader",
          "leader"
        ],
        [
          "lord",
          "lord"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "hǫfðingi"
}

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