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English
Noun
hets
- plural of het
Anagrams
Middle Dutch
Contraction
hets
- Contraction of het is.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From German Hetz and Hetze, from hetzen (“chase, hunt”), related with hate (“hate”).
Noun
hets m (definite singular hetsen, indefinite plural hetser, definite plural hetsene)
- malevolent and biased agitation, campaign (of slander), witch-hunt
- drive hets mot en
- expose someone to persistent agitation
- bli utsatt for hets
- be exposed to persistent agitation
Derived terms
Verb
hets
- imperative of hetse
References
- “hets” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “hets” in The Ordnett Dictionary
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From German Hetz and Hetze, from hetzen (“chase, hunt”), related with hate (“hate”).
Noun
hets m (definite singular hetsen, indefinite plural hetsar, definite plural hetsane)
- malevolent and biased agitation, campaign (of slander), witch-hunt
Derived terms
Verb
hets
- imperative of hetse
References
- “hets” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
Deverbal from hetsa.
Noun
hets c
- baiting, agitation
- frenzy
- rush
Declension
Derived terms
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