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hedde

Pronunciation: [ˈheðə]

“hedde” is a Danish word. Its 3 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to be called (to have a specific name)
  2. to be named
  3. to be said, claimed

Etymology

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”).

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