høyvelbåren
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Calque of German hochwohlgeboren; høy (“high, tall”) + vel (“well”) + båren (“born”).
Adjective
[edit]høyvelbåren (neuter singular høyvelbårent, definite singular and plural høyvelbårne)
- (historical) hochwohlgeboren, highborn—of high birth.
Derived terms
[edit]- høyvelbårenhet, a person belonging to the higher nobility—the state of being hochwohlgeboren
- Deres høyvelbårenhet, Form of address to those belonging to the higher nobility.
References
[edit]- “høyvelbåren” in The Bokmål Dictionary.