hævn

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɛvˀn/, [ˈhɛwˀn]

Etymology 1

From Old Danish hæfnd, from Old Norse hefnd (“revenge”), from hefna (“avenge”).

Noun

hævn c (singular definite hævnen, not used in plural form)

  1. revenge
Declension
Declension of hævn
common
gender 		singular
indefinite definite
nominative hævn hævnen
genitive hævns hævnens
Derived terms

References

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

hævn

  1. imperative of hævne
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