UrsprungFrom Old Norse hǿgri, comparative of hǿgr (“easy, convenient”), from Proto-Germanic *hōgiz (“skilled”). Cognate with Icelandic hægri, Danish højre and Norwegian høyre.
- right (opposite of left; on the east side when facing north)
“gå genom höger dörr, genom högra dörren” — walk through the right door
- right-wing
- common-genderthe right side
- common-genderThe ensemble of right-wing political parties
- common-genderA player on the right side of the field in sports like soccer or hockey
Formerhöger(error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, positive) · -(comparative, error-unrecognized-form, indefinite) · -(error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, superlative) · höger(indefinite, neuter, positive, singular) · -(comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular) · -(indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative) · högra(indefinite, plural, positive) · -(comparative, indefinite, plural) · -(indefinite, plural, superlative) · högre(archaic, indefinite, masculine, plural, positive) · -(archaic, comparative, indefinite, masculine, plural) · -(archaic, indefinite, masculine, plural, superlative) · högre(definite, masculine, positive, singular) · -(comparative, definite, masculine, singular) · -(definite, masculine, singular, superlative) · högra(definite, error-unrecognized-form, positive) · -(comparative, definite, error-unrecognized-form) · -(definite, error-unrecognized-form, superlative) · höger(indefinite, nominative, singular) · högers(genitive, indefinite, singular)