hedning

== Danish == === Etymology === From Old Danish hethen +‎ -ing, from Old Norse heiðinn. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hednenɡ/, [ˈheðneŋ] === Noun === hedning c (singular definite hedningen, plural indefinite hedninger or hedninge) pagan, heathen ==== Inflection ==== ==== See also ==== hedning on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Old Norse heiðingi. === Noun === hedning m (definite singular hedningen, indefinite plural hedninger, definite plural hedningene) a heathen a pagan ==== Usage notes ==== Hedning appears to be masculine only, rather than both masculine and feminine as shown in the reference below. Heidning in Nynorsk is a masculine noun. Confirmation either way is welcome. ==== Related terms ==== hedensk === See also === heidning (Nynorsk) === References === “hedning” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish heþninge, equivalent to heden +‎ -ning. === Noun === hedning c a heathen, a pagan a gentile ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== hedendom hednisk === References === “hedning”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) hedning in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)