høg
Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish høk, from Old Norse haukr (“hawk”), from Proto-Germanic *habukaz, cognate with Norwegian hauk, Swedish hök, English hawk, German Habicht, Dutch havik.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /høːˀɣ/, [ˈhøˀ(j)]
Noun
Declension
See also
- “høg” in Den Danske Ordbog
- høg on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Norwegian Nynorsk høg.
Adjective
høg (masculine and feminine høg, neuter høgt, definite singular and plural høge, comparative høgere, indefinite superlative høgest, definite superlative høgeste)
- alternative form of høy
Derived terms
References
- “høg” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Middle Norwegian høg, from Old Swedish hø̄gher, from an Eastern variant of Old Norse hár, Proto-Germanic *hauhaz, from the Proto-Indo-European root *kewk-. Supplanted descendants of Old Norse hár in most dialects, although forms such as håg still exist. Compare Swedish hög, Danish høj, and English high.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /høːɡ/
Adjective
høg (masculine and feminine høg, neuter høgt, definite singular and plural høge, comparative høgre/høgare, indefinite superlative høgst/høgast, definite superlative høgste/høgaste)