hugga.
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)
Meaning & usage
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
Han högg av honom armen med macheten
to (forcefully) attack with a sharp body part, like teeth or claws, most commonly of biting
Vargen högg honom i benet
Vargen högg med käftarna i luften
to forcefully grab
Han högg tag i hans arm
Han högg tag i geväret
to (suddenly) hurt
Det högg till i sidan
Where this word comes from
From Old Swedish hugga, from Old Norse hǫggva, from Proto-Germanic *hawwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kowH-.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.