herskab.
lordship
Meaning & usage
lordship
. A term used to be excessively polite to someone.
Tjener! Kom herover. Jeg er sulten og du tager for lang tid
Ja. Selvfølgelig. Nu skal jeg være der. Hvad ønsker herskabet? En buffet måske?
Where this word comes from
By surface analysis, herre + -skab. From Middle Low German herschop (“lordship, dominion”). The word merged with the native word Old Danish hæskap from Old Norse hyski (“family, household”), hjúskapr. Another possible etymological origin is from Old Danish hærskap, from Old Norse herskapr. Danish: hær (“army”) Cognates: Dutch heerschappij, German Herrschaft, Low German Heerschop, Swedish herrskap
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