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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From German überhaupt (“at all; anyway”), originally about buying horned cattle: "gathered, without counting the individuals in the herd".
Adverb
overhodet
- altogether, at all, on the whole, in general
Jeg er overhodet ikke interessert i å snakke med ham.- I'm not at all interested in talking to him.
Det kommer overhodet ikke på tale.- In no way will I let that happen.
Hun har overhodet ikke spist.- She hasn't eaten anything at all.
Etymology 2
Noun
overhodet n
- definite singular of overhode
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