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Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish homodh, hogmodh, howmodh, borrowed from Middle Low German hōmōt, a compound of hō (“high”) + mōt (“courage, mood”). Compare Swedish högmod, German Hochmut, Dutch hoogmoed. Compare højmod.
Pronunciation
Noun
hovmod n (singular definite hovmodet, not used in plural form)
- arrogance, hubris
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