UrsprungFrom Old Swedish hugga, from Old Norse hǫggva, from Proto-Germanic *hawwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kowH-.
- to strike with something sharp (to cut into pieces, sculpt, damage, or for any other purpose); to stab, to cut, to hew, to chop, to fell (trees), to carve (sculpt)
“Han högg honom i armen med kniven” — He stabbed him in the arm with the knife
“Han högg av honom armen med macheten” — He chopped his arm off with the machete
“Han högg ner ett träd” — He cut down a tree
- to (forcefully) attack with a sharp body part, like teeth or claws, most commonly of biting
“Vargen högg honom i benet” — The wolf bit his leg
“Vargen högg med käftarna i luften” — The wolf was snapping its jaws (biting repeatedly) in the air
“Örnen högg honom i armen med klorna” — The eagle sank its talons into his arm
- broadlyto forcefully grab
“Han högg tag i hans arm” — He grabbed hold of his arm
“Han högg tag i geväret” — He grabbed hold of his rifle
- impersonal, oftento (suddenly) hurt
“Det högg till i sidan” — I felt a sting in my side
Formerhugger(present) · högg(preterite) · huggit(supine) · hugg(imperative) · hugga(active, infinitive) · huggas(infinitive, passive) · huggit(active, supine) · huggits(passive, supine) · hugg(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · huggen(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · hugger(active, indicative, present) · högg(active, indicative, past) · huggs(indicative, passive, present) · hugges(indicative, passive, present) · höggs(indicative, passive, past) · hugga(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · höggo(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · huggas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present)