halshugge
Danish
Etymology
hals (“neck”) + hugge (“to cut”)
Verb
halshugge (imperative halshug, infinitive at halshugge, present tense halshugger, past tense halshuggede, perfect tense har halshugget)
- To behead, decapitate; to cut off the head (execution)
Related terms
- halshugning
References
- “halshugge” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- halshogge (Nynorsk also)
Etymology
From hals + hugge
Verb
halshugge (imperative halshugg, present tense halshugger, passive halshugges, simple past halshugde or halshugg or halshugget, past participle halshugd or halshugget, present participle halshuggende)
- to behead, decapitate (cut off someone's head)
References
- “halshugge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.