höfðingi

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse hǫfðingi.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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höfðingi m (genitive singular höfðingja, nominative plural höfðingjar)

  1. chief, leader, chieftain, head
  2. (in the plural) gentry, upper crust

Declension

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