høj

Danish

/hɔjˀ/

adj
Definitions
  • high .g. building, price, heel, grass
  • tall e.g. person, building, tree
  • loud e.g. voice, noise
  • high from drugs

Etymology

Inherited from Old Danish høgh inherited from Old Norse q, hár (q, west hr, hr, east haug) derived from Proto-Germanic *haugaz, *hauhaz (high).

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Proto-Germanic

*haugaz, *hauhaz

Gloss

high

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