hovuþ

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Old Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse hǫfuð, from Proto-Germanic *hafudą or *habudą, northern form of *haubudą, from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-, *kaput- (head). More at English head.

Noun

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hovuþ n

  1. head
    • c. 1290, Christi pina, ll. 26–27
      ¶ Gør hænde men þæt houoþet liutar :
      þy at handenna lif af hofþeno flytar :
      If the hand causes harm the head takes the blame, for the hand’s life from the head does flow

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Swedish: huvud