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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Danish højde, from Old Danish høgdh, cf. Old Norse hæð; ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hauhiþō. Compare Swedish höjd, Norwegian Nynorsk høgd, Dutch hoogte, Old High German hohida, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌹𐌸𐌰 (hauhiþa), English height.
Noun
høyde m (definite singular høyden, indefinite plural høyder, definite plural høydene)
- height
- (athletics) high jump (indeclinable, uncountable)
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References
- “høyde” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “høyde” in The Ordnett Dictionary