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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)
- to be called (to have a specific name)
- to be named
- (passive voice) to be said, claimed
Conjugation
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch hebdi, a contraction of hebt gi (modern hebt gij).
Contraction
hedde
- (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)
- (transitive, intransitive, ball games, especially soccer) to strike (the ball) with one's head
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