hedde
Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish hetæ, from Old Norse heita, from Proto-Germanic *haitaną (“to call”), cognate with Swedish heta, German heißen, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (haitan, “to call”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈheðə]
Verb
hedde (imperative hed, infinitive at hedde, present tense hedder, past tense hed, perfect tense har heddet)
- to be called (to have a specific name)
- to be named
- (passive) to be said, claimed
Inflection
Inflection of hedde
| present | past | |
|---|---|---|
| simple | hedder | hed |
| perfect | har heddet | havde heddet |
| passive | — | — |
| participle | heddende | heddet |
| imperative | hed | — |
| infinitive | hedde | — |
| auxiliary verb | have | — |
| gerund | — | — |
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch hebdi, a contraction of hebt gi (modern hebt gij).
Contraction
hedde
- (Brabant) Contraction of hebt gij.
Usage notes
The contraction is sometimes reinforced with an additional gij, giving hedde gij.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- hedda (a-infinitive)
- heada, heade (alternative spelling)
Etymology
Borrowed from English head.
Verb
hedde (present tense heddar, past tense hedda, past participle hedda, passive infinitive heddast, present participle heddande, imperative hedde/hedd)
- (transitive, intransitive, ball games, especially soccer) to strike (the ball) with one's head
Derived terms
- hedding f
References
- “hedde” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.