heafod
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See also: heafod-
Middle English[edit]
Noun[edit]
heafod
- (Early Middle English) Alternative form of heed
Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Noun[edit]
hēafod n
Declension[edit]
Declension of heafod (strong a-stem)
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- forehēafod
- hafudland
- hēafod-
- hēafodbolster
- hēafodclāþ
- hēafodlēas
- hēafodling
- hēafodlīċ
- hēafodpanne
- hēafodwund
Descendants[edit]
Categories:
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