hövding
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See also: høvding
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish høfþinge, høfdhinger, høfþinger. From Old Norse hǫfðingi. Related to huvud (“head”).
Noun
[edit]hövding c
- a chief (of a tribe)
Declension
[edit]| Declension of hövding | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | hövding | hövdingen | hövdingar | hövdingarna |
| Genitive | hövdings | hövdingens | hövdingars | hövdingarnas |
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- hövding in Svensk ordbok.