hövitsman
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish høvitzman, probably from older huvuþsmaþer, from Middle Low German hövetsman. Doublet of huvudman. Compare Icelandic höfuðsmaður, German Hauptmann, English headsman. See also hövding.
Declension
| Declension of hövitsman | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | hövitsman | hövitsmannen | hövitsmän | hövitsmännen |
| Genitive | hövitsmans | hövitsmannens | hövitsmäns | hövitsmännens |
Derived terms
- rikshövitsman
References
- hövitsman in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- hövitsman in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- hövitsman in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- hövitsman in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- hovuds man in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L
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