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hövitsman

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish høvitzman, probably from older huvuþsmaþer, from Middle Low German hövetsman. Doublet of huvudman. Compare Icelandic höfuðsmaður, German Hauptmann, English headsman. See also hövding.

Noun

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hövitsman c

  1. (historical) commander-in-chief

Declension

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Declension of hövitsman
nominative genitive
singular indefinite hövitsman hövitsmans
definite hövitsmannen hövitsmannens
plural indefinite hövitsmän hövitsmäns
definite hövitsmännen hövitsmännens

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