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høg

høg

See also: hog and hög

Danish

Høge (Accipiter gentilis)

Noun

høg c (singular definite høgen, plural indefinite høge)

  1. hawk (bird of the genus Accipiter)
  2. hawk (advocate of aggressive politics) [from 1963]

Inflection

See also

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse hár, from Proto-Germanic *hauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kewk-, a suffixed form of *kew-. Compare Swedish hög, Danish høj.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /høːɡ/ (example of pronunciation)

Adjective

høg ‎(masculine and feminine høg, neuter høgt, definite singular and plural høge, comparative høgre/høgare, indefinite superlative høgst/høgast, definite superlative høgste/høgaste)

  1. high, tall
    Kor høg er du?
    How tall are you?
  2. (slang) high, stoned

Antonyms

Related terms

  • høgd

Derived terms

Etymology

From Old Danish høk, from Old Norse haukr ‎(“hawk”), from Proto-Germanic *habukaz, probably ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- ‎(“seize”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /høːɡ/, [høːˀj]

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