hovid

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• hōƀid

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *haubudą.

Noun

hōvid n

1. (anatomy) head

Declension

Declension of hovid (neuter a-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	hovid	hofdu
accusative	hovid	hofdu
genitive	hofdes	hofdō
dative	hofde	hofdum
instrumental	—	—

Descendants

• Middle Low German: hovet, hövet, høvet, hoͤvet
  • Low German: Höfd, Höft, Höwt
    • German Low German: Hoovd, Höövd
      • Plautdietsch: Heeft