hövitsman

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish høvitzman, probably from older huvuþsmaþer, from Middle Low German hövetsman. Doublet of huvudman. Compare Icelandic höfuðsmaður, German Hauptmann, English headsman. See also hövding.

Noun

hövitsman c

  1. (historical) commander-in-chief

Declension

Declension of hövitsman
nominative genitive
singular indefinite hövitsman hövitsmans
definite hövitsmannen hövitsmannens
plural indefinite hövitsmän hövitsmäns
definite hövitsmännen hövitsmännens

Derived terms

  • rikshövitsman

References

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