overhodet

See also: overhode

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From German überhaupt (“at all; anyway”), originally about buying horned cattle: "gathered, without counting the individuals in the herd".

Adverb

overhodet

1. altogether, at all, on the whole, in general

   Jeg er overhodet ikke interessert i å snakke med ham.

   I'm not at all interested in talking to him.

   Det kommer overhodet ikke på tale.

   In no way will I let that happen.

   Hun har overhodet ikke spist.

   She hasn't eaten anything at all.

Etymology 2

Noun

overhodet n

1. definite singular of overhode

References

• “overhodet” in The Bokmål Dictionary.