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Hedeby meaning

An important Danish Viking Age (8th to the 11th centuries) trading settlement.

Using Hedeby

  • The main meaning on this page is: An important Danish Viking Age (8th to the 11th centuries) trading settlement.

Context around Hedeby

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

used 1×

Sentence patterns with Hedeby

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

age after hedeby 1× article on hedeby 1× cities like hedeby 1× crowded in hedeby 1× hedeby used to 1× reconstruction of hedeby in denmark 1× sea from hedeby to the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

connection with jomsborg 1× hazelnuts were an 1× hedeby used to 1× lifestyle life was 1× see wikipedia s 1× there is evidence 1×

Common sentence endings:

access the land 1× age after hedeby 1× article on hedeby 1× cities like hedeby 1× coasts he passes 1× crowded in hedeby 1×

Words around Hedeby

Just before it in the word index:

hede 3 heddon 3 heddles 10 heddle 7 hedditch 2 hedden 3

Just after it in the word index:

hedeker 3 hedengren 2 heder 2 hedera 5 hedge 2.411 hedgecock 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Hedeby

  • In this selection, "hedeby" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, used stand out and add context to how "hedeby" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include age after hedeby and article on hedeby. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hedeby" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hedeby

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Lifestyle Life was short and crowded in Hedeby. (8 words)

See Wikipedia's German-language article on Hedeby. (8 words)

Hedeby used to be the oldest city in Denmark until its loss to Prussia. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

There is evidence that harbours were fortified, with wooden structures in the water creating a semi-circle around the harbour, or jetties, as seen in an artists reconstruction of Hedeby, in Denmark, with an opening for ships to access the land. (41 words)

Connection with Jomsborg and Vineta Archaeological finds on the island are not very rich but they dot an area of 20 hectares, making it the second largest Baltic marketplace of the Viking Age after Hedeby. (35 words)

According to this account, Wulfstan undertook a journey by sea from Hedeby to the trading centre of Truso around the year 880. He names the lands the coasts he passes. (30 words)

Example sentences (7)

According to this account, Wulfstan undertook a journey by sea from Hedeby to the trading centre of Truso around the year 880. He names the lands the coasts he passes.

Connection with Jomsborg and Vineta Archaeological finds on the island are not very rich but they dot an area of 20 hectares, making it the second largest Baltic marketplace of the Viking Age after Hedeby.

Hazelnuts were an important part of the diet in general and large amounts of walnut shells have been found in cities like Hedeby.

Hedeby used to be the oldest city in Denmark until its loss to Prussia.

Lifestyle Life was short and crowded in Hedeby.

See Wikipedia's German-language article on Hedeby.

There is evidence that harbours were fortified, with wooden structures in the water creating a semi-circle around the harbour, or jetties, as seen in an artists reconstruction of Hedeby, in Denmark, with an opening for ships to access the land.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hedeby" in a sentence?
An example: "According to this account, Wulfstan undertook a journey by sea from Hedeby to the trading centre of Truso around the year 880. He names the lands the coasts he passes." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "hedeby" from authentic English texts.
What does "hedeby" mean?
Hedeby means: An important Danish Viking Age (8th to the 11th centuries) trading settlement.
How many example sentences with "hedeby" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "hedeby", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.