halshugge

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Danish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /halshoɡə/,

Verb

halshugge (past tense halshuggede, past participle halshugget)

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of halshugge

	active	passive
present	halshugger	halshugges
past	halshuggede	halshuggedes
infinitive	halshugge	halshugges
imperative	halshug	—

	participle
present	halshuggende
past	halshugget (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)

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.

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