hovmod
Danish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Danish homodh, hogmodh, howmodh, borrowed from Middle Low German hōmōt, a compound of hō (“high”) + mōt (“courage, mood”). Compare Swedish högmod, German Hochmut, Dutch hoogmoed. Compare højmod.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edithovmod n (singular definite hovmodet, not used in plural form)
Declension
editDeclension of hovmod
neuter gender |
Singular | |
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indefinite | definite | |
nominative | hovmod | hovmodet |
genitive | hovmods | hovmodets |
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “hovmod” in Den Danske Ordbog