hejd
Swedish
editEtymology
editUnknown. Probably related to hage (“enclosed pasture”) and hägnad (“fence”). See Old Swedish ohægdhom (“without restraint”), implying the existence of the unattested Old Swedish *hæghþ (“restraint”). See also Old English hegian (“to hedge”).
Noun
edithejd c
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editReferences
edit- hejd in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- hejd in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- hejd in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- hejd in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)