hævd
See also: hävd
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hɛvˀd/, [ˈhɛwˀd̥]
Etymology 1
From Old Danish hæfth, from Old Norse hefð, past participle of hafa (“to have”) (whence Danish have); cognate with Norwegian hevd, Swedish hävd.
Noun
hævd c (singular definite hævden, not used in plural form)
- (law) usucapion, acquisitive prescription
- recognition according to custom or tradition
- custom, tradition
Declension
Declension of hævd
| common gender |
Singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hævd | hævden |
| genitive | hævds | hævdens |
Derived terms
- holde i hævd
- hævde
- hævdvunden
- vinde hævd
References
- “hævd” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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