hovmod

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish homodh, hogmodh, howmodh, borrowed from Middle Low German hōmōt, a compound of hō (“high”) +‎ mōt (“courage, mood”). Compare Swedish högmod, German Hochmut, Dutch hoogmoed. Compare højmod.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hɔwmoːˀð/, [ˈhɒwˌmoˀð], [ˈhɒwˌmoðˀ]

Noun

hovmod n (singular definite hovmodet, not used in plural form)

  1. arrogance, hubris

Declension
Declension of hovmod
neuter
gender		 Singular
indefinite definite
nominative hovmod hovmodet
genitive hovmods hovmodets

Derived terms

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