hedning

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish hethen +‎ -ing, from Old Norse heiðinn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hednenɡ/, [ˈheðneŋ]

Noun

hedning c (singular definite hedningen, plural indefinite hedninger or hedninge)

1. pagan
2. heathen

Inflection

Declension of hedning

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hedning	hedningen	hedninger hedninge	hedningerne hedningene
genitive	hednings	hedningens	hedningers hedninges	hedningernes hedningenes

See also

• hedning on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse heiðingi.

Noun

hedning m (definite singular hedningen, indefinite plural hedninger, definite plural hedningene)

1. a heathen
2. a pagan

Usage notes

Hedning appears to be masculine only, rather than both masculine and feminine as shown in the reference below. Heidning in Nynorsk is a masculine noun. Confirmation either way is welcome.

Related terms

• hedensk

See also

• heidning (Nynorsk)

References

• “hedning” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish heþninge or heden +‎ -ning.

Noun

hedning c

1. a heathen, a pagan
2. a gentile

Declension

Declension of hedning
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	hedning	hedningen	hedningar	hedningarna
Genitive	hednings	hedningens	hedningars	hedningarnas

References

• hedning in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• hedning in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• hedning in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)