hending

English

Verb

hending

1. present participle and gerund of hend

Icelandic

Etymology

From henda +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛntiŋk/

Noun

hending f (genitive singular hendingar, nominative plural hendingar)

1. chance, coincidence

   Synonym: tilviljun

2. (poetry) internal rhyme

Declension

Declension of hending (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hending	hendingin	hendingar	hendingarnar
accusative	hendingu	hendinguna	hendingar	hendingarnar
dative	hendingu	hendingunni	hendingum	hendingunum
genitive	hendingar	hendingarinnar	hendinga	hendinganna

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From hende +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɛndiŋɡ/

Noun

hending f (definite singular hendinga, indefinite plural hendingar, definite plural hendingane)

1. incident; occurrence

   Denne hendinga fekk dei til å tenkja annleis.

   This incident made them think differently.

2. event; happening

References

• “hending” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.