høvdingi

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse hǫfðingi.

Noun

høvdingi m (genitive singular høvdinga, plural høvdingar)

  1. a chief, chieftain, leader, lord

Declension

m1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative høvdingi høvdingin høvdingar høvdingarnir
accusative høvdinga høvdingan høvdingar høvdingarnar
dative høvdinga høvdinganum høvdingum høvdingunum
genitive høvdinga høvdingans høvdinga høvdinganna

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