halshugge

Danish

Etymology

From hals (“neck”) +‎ hugge (“to cut”), compare Norwegian Bokmål halshugge, halshogge, Norwegian Nynorsk halshogge, halshogga, Swedish halshugga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /halshoɡə/, [ˈhalsˌhɔɡ̊ə]

Verb

halshugge (past tense halshuggede, past participle halshugget)

1. To behead, decapitate (cut off someone's head (execution)).

Conjugation

Inflection of halshugge

	present	past
simple	halshugger	halshuggede
perfect	har halshugget	havde halshugget
passive	halshugges	halshuggedes
participle	halshuggende	halshugget
imperative	halshug	—
infinitive	halshugge	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	halshuggen	—

Derived terms

• halshugning

References

• “halshugge” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• halshogge (Nynorsk also)

Etymology

From hals +‎ hugge.

Verb

halshugge (imperative halshugg, present tense halshugger, passive halshugges, simple past halshugde or halshugg or halshugget, past participle halshugd or halshugget, present participle halshuggende)

1. To behead, decapitate (cut off someone's head (execution)).

Synonyms

• dekapitere (literary)

Derived terms

• halshugging (“beheading, decapitation”) (= dekapitasjon (literary))

References

• “halshugge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.