hofuþ

Old Danish

Alternative forms

• houæth (Jutlandic)

Etymology

From Old Norse hǫfuð, from Proto-Germanic *hafudą or *habudą, northern form of *haubudą, from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈho.vuθ/

Noun

hofuþ n (indefinite dative singular høfþi)

1. (Scania) head
   • c. 1250, "Um sar oc hulsar", Codex Holmiensis B 74, chapter 89.

     Oc fore hulsar ær warthær […] ællær i høfþe swa at hiarnæ ma se […]

     And for deep wounds that are inflicted […] or in the head, so that the brain is visible […]

Derived terms

• hofuþlot

Descendants

• Danish: hoved