hedde

Danish edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

IPA^(key): [ˈheðə]

Verb edit

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 voice) to be said, claimed

Conjugation edit

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 edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch hebdi, a contraction of hebt gi (modern hebt gij).

Contraction edit

hedde

(Brabant) Contraction of hebt gij.

Usage notes edit

The contraction is sometimes reinforced with an additional gij, giving hedde gij.

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Alternative forms edit

hedda (a-infinitive)
heada, heade (alternative spelling)

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English head.

Verb edit

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 edit

hedding f

References edit

“hedde” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.