hegg

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Middle English

Noun

hegg

  1. Alternative form of hegge

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

From Old Norse heggr.

Pronunciation

Noun

hegg m (definite singular heggen, indefinite plural hegger or heggar, definite plural heggene or heggane)

  1. a bird cherry tree, Prunus padus
    • 1860, Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, Vaaren:
      […] Heggen og Tre, som der Blomar er paa, eg atter saag bløma.
      once again I saw the bird cherry and the flowering trees in bloom.

Derived terms

Compounds with hegg will in some standards use the old plural genitive heggje- (cf. Old Norse heggja).

References

  • “hegg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • “hegg” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring
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