Danish

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Etymology

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From hals (neck) +‎ hugge (to cut), compare Norwegian Bokmål halshugge, halshogge, Norwegian Nynorsk halshogge, halshogga, Swedish halshugga.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /halshoɡə/, [ˈhalsˌhɔɡ̊ə]

Verb

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halshugge (past tense halshuggede, past participle halshugget)

  1. To behead, decapitate (cut off someone's head (execution)).

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From hals +‎ hugge.

Verb

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halshugge (imperative halshugg, present tense halshugger, passive halshugges, simple past halshugde or halshugg or halshugget, past participle halshugd or halshugget, present participle halshuggende)

  1. To behead, decapitate (cut off someone's head (execution)).

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