høyde

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

høgd m or f, høgde m or f

Etymology

From Danish højde, from Old Danish høgdh, cf. Old Norse hæð; ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hauhiþō. Compare Swedish höjd, Norwegian Nynorsk høgd, Dutch hoogte, Old High German hohida, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌹𐌸𐌰 (hauhiþa), English height.

Noun

høyde m (definite singular høyden, indefinite plural høyder, definite plural høydene)

height
(athletics) high jump (indeclinable, uncountable)

Derived terms

Related terms

høy (adjective)

See also

høgd f, høgde f (Nynorsk)

References

“høyde” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“høyde” in The Ordnett Dictionary

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