hövding
See also: høvding
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish høfþinge, høfdhinger, høfþinger. From Old Norse hǫfðingi. Related to huvud (“head”).
Noun edit
hövding c
- a chief (of a tribe)
Declension edit
| Declension of hövding | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | hövding | hövdingen | hövdingar | hövdingarna |
| Genitive | hövdings | hövdingens | hövdingars | hövdingarnas |
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- hövding in Svensk ordbok.