hedde

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish hetæ, from Old Norse heita (“to call”), from Proto-Germanic *haitaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hedə/, [ˈheðə]

Verb

hedde (imperative hed, infinitive at hedde, present tense hedder, past tense hed, perfect tense har heddet)

  1. to be called (to have a specific name)
  2. to be named

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hebdi, a contraction of hebt gi (modern hebt gij).

Contraction

hedde

  1. (Brabantian) Contraction of hebt gij.

Usage notes

The contraction is sometimes reinforced with an additional gij, giving hedde gij.

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