hålla hov

== Swedish == === Etymology === hålla (“hold”) +‎ hov (“court”) === Verb === hålla hov (present håller hov, preterite höll hov, supine hållit hov, imperative håll hov) (of a king or other high-ranking aristocrat) to hold court (figuratively, by extension) to hold court (be surrounded by people and command their attention because they find you interesting or important, be the "center" of some gathering) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== See also ==== hålla låda (“talk continuously at length”) === References === “hov”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “hov”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)