høg

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]

Noun

høg c (singular definite høgen, plural indefinite høge)

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

Etymology

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

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
3. loud (sound, voice)

See also

• høy (Bokmål)

References

• “høg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.