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hövding

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish høfþinge, høfdhinger, høfþinger. From Old Norse hǫfðingi. Related to huvud (head).

Noun

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hövding c

  1. a chief (of a tribe)

Declension

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Declension of hövding
nominative genitive
singular indefinite hövding hövdings
definite hövdingen hövdingens
plural indefinite hövdingar hövdingars
definite hövdingarna hövdingarnas

Derived terms

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