hedde

From Old Danish hetæ, from Old Norse heita (“to call”), from Proto-Germanic *haitaną.

• IPA^(key): /hedə/, [ˈheðə]

hedde (imperative hed, infinitive at hedde, present tense hedder, past tense hed, perfect tense har heddet)

1. to be called (to have a specific name)
2. to be named

From Middle Dutch hebdi, a contraction of hebt gi (modern hebt gij).

hedde

1. (Brabantian) Contraction of hebt gij.

The contraction is sometimes reinforced with an additional gij, giving hedde gij.