heafod

See also: heafod-

Old English

Etymology

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

IPA^(key): /ˈhæːɑfod/, [ˈhæːɑvod]

Noun

hēafod n

(anatomy) head
hair (of the head)
headman; master, chief

Declension

Declension of heafod (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hēafod	hēafdu
accusative	hēafod	hēafdu
genitive	hēafdes	hēafda
dative	hēafde	hēafdum

Derived terms

Descendants

Middle English: heed, hed, hede, heved, heaved, heafod, hefd, hevd
- English: head
- Scots: heid
- Yola: haade

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