hedde

From Old Danish hetæ, from Old Norse heita, from Proto-Germanic *haitaną (“to call”), cognate with Swedish heta, German heißen, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (haitan, “to call”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈheðə]

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
3. (passive voice) to be said, claimed

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

hedde

1. (Brabant) Contraction of hebt gij.

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

• hedda (a-infinitive)
• heada, heade (alternative spelling)

Borrowed from English head.

hedde (present tense heddar, past tense hedda, past participle hedda, passive infinitive heddast, present participle heddande, imperative hedde/hedd)

1. (transitive, intransitive, ball games, especially soccer) to strike (the ball) with one's head

• hedding f

• “hedde” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.