hövding

== Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish høfþinge, høfdhinger, høfþinger. From Old Norse hǫfðingi. Related to huvud (“head”). === Noun === hövding c a chief (of a tribe) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== häradshövding indianhövding landshövding sjörövarhövding stamhövding === Further reading === hövding in Svensk ordbok.