heafod

See also: heafod-

Middle English

Noun

heafod

1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of heed

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Old English

Alternative forms

• *hafud

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *haubudą, from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-. Cognate with Old Frisian hāved, Old Saxon hōƀid, Dutch hoofd, Old High German houbit, Old Norse hǫfuð, and Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌸 (haubiþ). The Germanic source is related to Latin caput and Sanskrit कपालम् (kapālam).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxæ͜ɑː.fod/, [ˈhæ͜ɑː.vod]

Noun

hēafod n

1. (anatomy) head
2. top
3. captain: head, leader
4. source, origin

Declension

Declension of heafod (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hēafod	hēafdu
accusative	hēafod	hēafdu
genitive	hēafdes	hēafda
dative	hēafde	hēafdum

Synonyms

• hafola
• (top, summit): copp

Derived terms

• forehēafod
• hafudland
• hēafod-
• hēafodbolster
• hēafodclāþ
• hēafodlēas
• hēafodling
• hēafodlīċ
• hēafodpanne
• hēafodwund

Descendants

• Middle English: heed
  • English: head
    • → Japanese: ヘッド (heddo)
    • Sranan Tongo: ede
  • Scots: heid
  • Yola: haade, heade, hade