høyvelbåren
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Calque of German hochwohlgeboren; høy (“high, tall”) + vel (“well”) + båren (“born”).
Adjective edit
høyvelbåren (neuter singular høyvelbårent, definite singular and plural høyvelbårne)
- (historical) hochwohlgeboren, highborn—of high birth.
Derived terms edit
- høyvelbårenhet, a person belonging to the higher nobility—the state of being hochwohlgeboren
- Deres høyvelbårenhet, Form of address to those belonging to the higher nobility.
References edit
- “høyvelbåren” in The Bokmål Dictionary.