heafod

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Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

heafod

  1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of heed

Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

hēafod n

  1. (anatomy) head
  2. hair (of the head)
  3. headman; master, chief, leader
  4. (in compounds) main, primary
    hēafodsynn ― capital sin, deadly sin
    hēafodweġ ― main road
  5. top
  6. source, origin
  7. capital (city)
    hēafodstōl ― capital

Declension[edit]

Declension of heafod (strong-a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative hēafod hēafdu
accusative hēafod hēafdu
genitive hēafdes hēafda
dative hēafde hēafdum

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Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: heed
    • English: head
    • Scots: heid
    • Yola: haade, heade
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