English

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Verb

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hending

  1. present participle and gerund of hend

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From henda +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hending f (genitive singular hendingar, nominative plural hendingar)

  1. chance, coincidence
    Synonym: tilviljun
  2. (poetry) internal rhyme

Declension

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    Declension of hending
f-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hending hendingin hendingar hendingarnar
accusative hendingu hendinguna hendingar hendingarnar
dative hendingu hendingunni hendingum hendingunum
genitive hendingar hendingarinnar hendinga hendinganna

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From hende +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hending f (definite singular hendinga, indefinite plural hendingar, definite plural hendingane)

  1. incident; occurrence
    Denne hendinga fekk dei til å tenkja annleis.
    This incident made them think differently.
  2. event; happening

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