høyde

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Danish højde, from Old Danish høgdh, cf. Old Norse hæð; ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hauhiþō. Compare Swedish höjd, Norwegian Nynorsk høgd, Dutch hoogte, Old High German hohida, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌹𐌸𐌰 (hauhiþa), English height.

Noun

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høyde m (definite singular høyden, indefinite plural høyder, definite plural høydene)

  1. height
  2. (athletics) high jump (indeclinable, uncountable)

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