høy

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Danish høj, from Old East Norse *haugʀ, from Proto-Germanic *hauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kewk-, a suffixed form of *kew-.

Alternative forms

Adjective

høy (neuter singular høyt, definite singular and plural høye, comparative høyere, indefinite superlative høyest, definite superlative høyeste)

  1. high, tall
  2. loud
    Han snakker veldig høyt.He speaks very loud.
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Etymology 2

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Wikipedia no

Borrowed from Norwegian Nynorsk høy, from Old Norse hey, from Proto-Germanic *hawją.

Noun

høy n (definite singular høyet, uncountable)

  1. hay
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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Wikipedia nn

Etymology

From Old Norse hey. Akin to English hay.

Pronunciation

Noun

høy n (definite singular høyet, uncountable)

  1. hay

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