hedde

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish hetæ, from Old Norse heita, from Proto-Germanic *haitaną (to call), cognate with Swedish heta, German heißen, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (haitan, to call).

Pronunciation

Verb

hedde (imperative hed, infinitive at hedde, present tense hedder, past tense hed, perfect tense har heddet)

  1. to be called (to have a specific name)
  2. to be named
  3. (passive voice) to be said, claimed

Conjugation

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hebdi, a contraction of hebt gi (modern hebt gij).

Contraction

hedde

  1. (Brabant) Contraction of hebt gij.

Usage notes

The contraction is sometimes reinforced with an additional gij, giving hedde gij.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English head.

Verb

hedde (present tense heddar, past tense hedda, past participle hedda, passive infinitive heddast, present participle heddande, imperative hedde/hedd)

  1. (transitive, intransitive, ball games, especially soccer) to strike (the ball) with one's head

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