hedde

== Danish == === Etymology === From Old Danish hetæ, from Old Norse heita, from Proto-Germanic *haitaną (“to call”), cognate with Swedish heta, German heißen, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (haitan, “to call”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈheðə] === Verb === hedde (imperative hed, infinitive at hedde, present tense hedder, past tense hed, perfect tense har heddet) to be called (to have a specific name) to be named (passive voice) to be said, claimed ==== Conjugation ==== == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch hebdi, a contraction of hebt gi (modern hebt gij). === Contraction === hedde (Brabant) contraction of hebt +‎ gij ==== Usage notes ==== The contraction is sometimes reinforced with an additional gij, giving hedde gij. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === hedda (a-infinitive) heada, heade (alternative spelling) === Etymology === Borrowed from English head. === Verb === hedde (present tense heddar, past tense hedda, past participle hedda, passive infinitive heddast, present participle heddande, imperative hedde/hedd) (ambitransitive, ball games, especially soccer) to strike (the ball) with one's head ==== Derived terms ==== hedding f === References === “hedde” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.