hedning

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish hethen +‎ -ing, from Old Norse heiðinn.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hednenɡ/, [ˈheðneŋ]

Noun

hedning c (singular definite hedningen, plural indefinite hedninger or hedninge)

  1. pagan
  2. heathen

Inflection
Declension of hedning
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hedning hedningen hedninger
hedninge		 hedningerne
hedningene
genitive hednings hedningens hedningers
hedninges		 hedningernes
hedningenes

See also

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse heiðingi

Noun

hedning m (definite singular hedningen, indefinite plural hedninger, definite plural hedningene)

  1. a heathen
  2. a pagan

Usage notes

Hedning appears to be masculine only, rather than both masculine and feminine as shown in the reference below. Heidning in Nynorsk is a masculine noun. Confirmation either way is welcome.

See also

References

Swedish

Etymology

heden +‎ -ning

Noun

hedning c

  1. a heathen, a pagan

Declension
Declension of hedning 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative hedning hedningen hedningar hedningarna
Genitive hednings hedningens hedningars hedningarnas
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