höknatt

== Swedish == === Etymology === By surface analysis, hök +‎ natt. Original meaning of the first part of the compound is disputed. One theory connects it with Old Norse hǫggva and blood sacrifice. Cognate of Icelandic hǫkunátt, hǫggunátt and Danish høgenatt. Compare Mother's Night. === Noun === höknatt c (historical, regional) winter solstice night ==== Declension ==== === References === “höknatt”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “höknatt”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “höknatt”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)