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.
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Declension of hövitsman | ||||
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Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | hövitsman | hövitsmannen | hövitsmän | hövitsmännen |
Genitive | hövitsmans | hövitsmannens | hövitsmäns | hövitsmännens |