hövding

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish høfþinge, høfdhinger. Related to huvud (“head”)

Noun

hövding c

a chief (of a tribe)

Declension

Declension of hövding
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	hövding	hövdingen	hövdingar	hövdingarna
Genitive	hövdings	hövdingens	hövdingars	hövdingarnas

Related terms

häradshövding
indianhövding
landshövding
sjörövarhövding
stamhövding

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