hage
See also: Hage
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /haːɡə/, [ˈhæːjə]
- Rhymes: -aːə
Inflection
Etymology 2
From Old Norse haki, from Proto-Germanic *hakô.
Noun
hage c (singular definite hagen, plural indefinite hager)
- a hook, barb, calk
- (figuratively) a complication or hurdle
Inflection
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *hago, from Proto-West Germanic *hagō.
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Descendants
- Dutch: haag
Further reading
- “haghe”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “hage”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse hagi, from Proto-Germanic *hagô, from Proto-Indo-European *kagʰom.
Noun
hage m (definite singular hagen, indefinite plural hager, definite plural hagene)
- a garden (decorative piece of land outside with flowers and plants)
- Edens hage ― the Garden of Eden
Derived terms
References
- “hage” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse hagi, from Proto-Germanic *hagô, from Proto-Indo-European *kagʰom.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²haːʝə/, /²haːɡə/
Noun
hage m (definite singular hagen, indefinite plural hagar, definite plural hagane)
- a garden (An outdoor area containing plants, usually plants grown for food or ornamental purposes.)
- Edens hage / hagen i Eden ― the Garden of Eden
Declension
Derived terms
References
- “hage” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse hagi, from Proto-Germanic *hagô, from Proto-Indo-European *kagʰom.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hɑːɡɛ/
Audio (file)
Noun
hage c
- an enclosed pasture; a pasture, a pen, a paddock
- (Can we date this quote?), traditional (lyrics and music), “Uti vår hage [(Out) in our pasture]”:
- Uti vår hage, där växa [plural form, växer in contemporary Swedish] blå bär. Kom hjärtansfröjd. Vill du mig något så träffas vi där. Kom liljor och akvileja. Kom rosor och saliveja. Kom ljuva krusmynta. Kom hjärtansfröjd.
- Out in our pasture, blue berries grow. Come lemon balm ["heart's delight," more commonly citronmeliss]. If you need me for something ["If you want me something" – expresses wanting to talk to someone regarding something], we will meet there. Come lilies and columbine [dated, more commonly akleja]. Come roses and sage [rare, usually salvia]. Come sweet curly mint. Come lemon balm.
- a playpen
- a hopscotch grid
- hoppa hage (idiomatic, and also the name of the game itself)
- play hopscotch
Declension
Declension of hage | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | hage | hagen | hagar | hagarna |
Genitive | hages | hagens | hagars | hagarnas |
Synonyms
- (dialect, obsolete) have
Derived terms
- beteshage
- hoppa hage
- kalvhage
- kassahage
- kohage
- lekhage
- barnhage
References
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