Danish–English dictionary

hej

A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.

hej hej, vi ses

(chiefly, Commonwealth, informal) goodbye, especially as a sign-off in an email or after writing a comment.

hejre

Any grass of the genus Bromus.

Hekate

(Greek mythology) A powerful goddess of magic, crossroads, fire, light, the moon, and the underworld. Her Roman counterpart is Trivia.

heks

A witch.

heksekunst

Magical power; the use of witchcraft or magic arts.

heksemester

(mythology, folklore, fantasy) A magician or wizard. Sometimes specifically male.

hekseri

Magical power; the use of witchcraft or magic arts.

hektisk

In a state of panic, worry, frenzy, or rush.

Hektor

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) A Trojan hero in Homer's Iliad.

Hel

(religion, Norse mythology) The goddess of the realm of the unheroic dead, a daughter of Loki by the jotun Angrboða.

helårlig

Lasting or remaining active throughout the year, for multiple years, or all the time.

held

Desirable or beneficial fortune.

held og lykke

Used to wish fortune on someone or as encouragement; a benediction or valediction.

heldig

Causing happiness or pleasure.

heldigvis

It is (or was, etc) fortunate that.

hele

Throughout the whole of (a stated period of time; generally used with units of a day or longer).

Helene

A en given name.

Helga

A en given name occasionally borrowed from Scandinavia.

helgen

(obsolete, outside, set phrases) A saint; a holy person; an apostle.

helhed

Something complete, without any parts missing.

helhjertet

Showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment; having no reservations.

helikopter

(aircraft) An aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover, move in any direction including reverse, or land; and typically having a smaller set of blades on its tail to stabilize the aircraft.

Helios

(Greek god) The god of the Sun; son of Hyperion and Theia, brother of Selene and Eos, father of Phaeton amongst others. His Roman counterpart is Sol.

helium

(uncountable) The second-lightest chemical element (symbol He), with an atomic number of 2 and atomic weight of 4.002602, a colorless, odorless and inert noble gas.

Hellas

Greece; (specifically) Ancient Greece.

helle

A place of safety, refuge, or protection.

helle for

(informal) The right to use or enjoy something exclusively or before anyone else.

hellebard

Any of various bladed or pointed hand weapons, originally designating an Anglo-Saxon sword, and later a weapon of infantry, especially in the 14th and 15th centuries, commonly consisting of a broad, heavy, double-edged, hook-shaped blade, with a short pike at the back and another at the top, attached to the end of a long staff.

helleflynder

A large flatfish of the genus Hippoglossus, which sometimes leaves the ocean floor and swims vertically.

hellener

A Greek, especially an Ancient Greek.

heller

(conjunctive, after a negative) As well.

hellere

(informal) Rather or sooner than.

hellig

Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god.

helligbrøde

Desecration, profanation, misuse or violation of something regarded as sacred.

helligdag

A day on which a festival, religious event, or national celebration is traditionally observed.

hellige

(transitive) To make holy, to sanctify.

helliget

Consecrated or sanctified; sacred, holy.

helliggøre

(transitive) To make holy, to sanctify.

helligtrekongersdag

A en given name.

helse

The state of being free from physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction; wellness. [from 11th c.]

helsebringende

Promoting good physical health and well-being.

Helsingfors

The capital city of Finland; a municipality, the capital of the region of Uusimaa, Finland.

Helsinki

The capital city of Finland; a municipality, the capital of the region of Uusimaa, Finland.

helskindet

Not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched.

helt

A freshwater fish of salmon family, Coregonus lavaretus.

helt og holdent

Completely; (of a belief or acceptance) naively or unquestioningly.

helt oppe og køre

(slang, chiefly, _, New York, AAVE) Intensifier, signifying abundance or high quality of a thing; very, much or many.

helt tal

(arithmetic) A number that is not a fraction; an element of the infinite and numerable set {..., -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, ...}.

heltal

(arithmetic) A number that is not a fraction; an element of the infinite and numerable set {..., -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, ...}.

heltebedrift

A heroic or extraordinary deed.

heltemod

The qualities characteristic of a hero, such as courage, bravery, fortitude, selflessness, etc.; the display of such qualities.

heltemodig

Of or relating to a hero or heroine; supremely noble.

heltinde

(informal, intransitive) To act as a hero (brave person; role model; or protagonist).

helvede

(countable, hyperbole, figuratively) A place or situation of great suffering in life.

helvedes

(vulgar, sometimes, _, offensive) Used as an intensifier.

helvedesild

(disease, informal) Herpes zoster, caused by Human herpes virus 3, in genus Varicellovirus.

hemlock

Any of several coniferous trees, of the genus Tsuga, that grow in North America; the wood of such trees. [from 1670]

hemmelig

In a secret or covert manner.

hemmelighed

Being or kept hidden. [from late 14th c.]

hemmelighedsfuld

In a secret or covert manner.

hemmeligt

In a surreptitious manner; stealthily, furtively, secretly.

hen ad

In a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on.

hende

The form of she used after a preposition, as the object of a verb, or (colloquial) as a subject with a conjunction; that woman, that ship, etc, or (dialect) as a subject without a conjunction.

hendes

Belonging to her (belonging to that female person or animal, or in poetic or old-fashioned language that ship, city, season, etc).

henfalde

(intransitive) To deteriorate, to get worse, to lose strength or health, to decline in quality.

hengiven

Zealous; characterized by devotion.

hengivenhed

(uncountable) Feeling of strong or fervent affection; dedication.

henholdsvis

In a relative manner; often used when comparing array lists, where the term denotes that the items in the lists correspond to each other in the order they are given.

henhøre

(intransitive, followed by to) To be part of, or the property of.

henkoge

(transitive) To preserve by heating and sealing in a jar or can.

henrette

(transitive) To kill, especially as punishment for a capital crime.

henrettelse

The act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty, or actions so associated.

Henrik

A en given name, popular in England since the Middle Ages.

henrivende

Having the ability to enchant; charming, delightful.

henrykkelse

Extreme pleasure, happiness or excitement.

henrykt

Extremely happy.

hensættelse

Money set aside for a future event.

henseende

(countable) a particular aspect, feature or detail of something

hensigt

A course of action that a person intends to follow.

hensigtsmæssig

Suitable or fit; proper; felicitous.

hensmuldre

(intransitive, often, figurative) To fall apart; to disintegrate.

henstille

(transitive) To ask (somebody) to do something.

hensynsløs

Not considerate of others.

hentai

(Japanese pornography) A work of anime or manga (or any similar medium) that contains heavily sexual or pornographic art.

hente

(transitive, computing) To transfer data to a given computer from a remote one via a network.

hentydning

An indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned.

henvejre

(transitive) To drive away or cause to vanish by scattering.

henvise

(intransitive, stative) To make reference to; to be about; to relate to; to regard; to allude to.

henvisning

The act or process of transferring someone or something to another, of sending by reference, or referring.

hepatitis

Inflammation of the liver, sometimes caused by a viral infection.

heppe

(ambitransitive) To applaud or encourage with cheers or shouts.

her

(location) In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there.

heraldisk højre

(archaic, outside, heraldry) Right; on the right-hand side. (In heraldry, specifically the bearer's right, which is the viewer's left.)

heraldisk venstre

(heraldry) On the left side of a shield from the wearer's standpoint, and the right side to the viewer.

herberg

A commercial overnight lodging place, with dormitory accommodation and shared facilities, especially a youth hostel.

herbivor

An animal that eats only plants; a herbivore.

herfra

(archaic) From here, from this place, away.

herhen

(location) In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there.

herkomst

The beginning of something.

Herkules

(Roman mythology) The Roman name for the Greek divine hero Heracles, who was the son of Jupiter and Alcmene, a celebrated hero who possessed exceptional strength. Most famous for his 12 labours performed to redeem himself after killing his family.

herlig

(colloquial, figurative) Pleasing to a person's taste; pleasing to the eyes or mind.

hermafrodit

(WWI, _, military, historical) An armoured fighting vehicle having features of both male tanks and female tanks.

hermafroditisk

(biology) Having both ovaries and testes or both stamens and pistils.

Herman

A en given name.

hermed

(formal) By this means, action or process.

hermelin

(tincture) In blazon, of the colour ermine (white with black spots).

Hermes

(Greek god) The herald and messenger of the gods, and the god of roads, commerce, invention, cunning, and theft.

heroin

A powerful and addictive drug derived from opium producing intense euphoria, classed as an illegal narcotic in most of the world. [from late 19th century]

heroisk

Of or relating to a hero or heroine; supremely noble.

herpes

(medicine) A viral infection, caused by Human alphaherpesvirus 1 and Human alphaherpesvirus 2, marked by painful, watery blisters in the skin or in the mucous membranes or on the genitals.

herre

(archaic) The owner of a house, piece of land, or other possession

herred

(historical) An administrative subdivision of southern English counties formerly reckoned as comprising 100 hides (households or families) and notionally equal to 12,000 acres.

herredømme

(countable, uncountable) An influence or authority over something.

herregård

A large residential building or compound that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king. Also, a house or mansion with some of the architectural features of medieval castles.

herse med

(transitive) To intimidate (someone) as a bully.

herskabshus

A large luxurious house or building, usually built for the wealthy.

herskabsvilla

A large luxurious house or building, usually built for the wealthy.

herske

(intransitive) To have or exercise a determining influence.

hersker

One possessing similar mastery over others; (historical) any feudal superior generally; any nobleman or aristocrat; any chief, prince, or sovereign ruler; in Scotland, a male member of the lowest rank of nobility (the equivalent rank in England is baron)

herskerinde

A person who rules or governs; someone or something that exercises dominion or controlling power over others.

hertugdømme

A dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess.

hertz

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of frequency; one (period or cycle of any periodic event) per second. Symbol: Hz

Hessen

A state of modern Germany.

hessian

(US) A very strong, coarse cloth, made from jute, flax, or hemp, and used to make sacks, etc.

hest

Any member of the species Equus ferus, including the Przewalski's horse and the extinct Equus ferus ferus.

hestehale

A hairstyle where the hair is pulled back and tied into a single "tail" which hangs down behind the head.

hestekraft

Metric horsepower, a metric unit approximately equal to 735.5 watts.

hestesko

The U-shaped shoe of a horse, now typically made of metal; by extension, a representation of this used to play the game horseshoes, hung as a luck charm, etc.

hestestald

A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) ungulates, especially horses.

hestevogn

A (mostly four-wheeled) lighter vehicle chiefly designed to transport people, generally drawn by horse power.

Hestia

(Greek god) The virgin goddess of the hearth, and the household, and therefore of domestic life.

hetero

(informal) A heterosexual person.

heteroseksuel

(of a person or other animal) Sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex.

heterosexisme

Discrimination or prejudice in favor of heterosexuals.

hetman

Title used by the second-highest military commander in Poland and Lithuania (15th to 18th century).

hetse

(intransitive) To continue to attempt to persuade a person into a particular course of action.

heureka

An exclamation indicating a sudden discovery.

heuristik

A heuristic method. [from 1860]

heuristisk

(of an approach to problem solving, learning, or discovery) That employs a practical method not guaranteed to be optimal or perfect; either not following or derived from any theory, or based on an advisedly oversimplified one. [from 1821]

hey

(colloquial) Used sarcastically to imply that the person addressed has done something the speaker considers to be foolish, or missed something that should have been obvious.

hi

(biology, sleep) A state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in some animals during winter.

hid

(literary, or, archaic) To this place, to here.

hidsigprop

(colloquial, derogatory, North America) One who complains or fusses a great deal, especially about unimportant matters; a fusspot.

hidtil

(formal, also, law) Up to this or that time.

hierarki

A body of authoritative officials organized in nested ranks.

hieroglyf

An element (individual sign or glyph) of a hieroglyphic writing system.

hige efter

To try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently.

hijab

(countable) A traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women, covering the hair and neck.

hik

A case of the hiccups; the condition of having the spasms of hiccupping; singultus; diaphragmatic myoclonus.