hǫfuð

See also: höfuð and höfuð-

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hafudą or *habudą, northern form of *haubudą, whence also Old English hēafod, Old Saxon hōvid, Old Dutch hōvit, Old High German houbit, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌸 (haubiþ). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-, *kaput-.

Noun

hǫfuð n

  1. head

Declension

Descendants

  • Icelandic: höfuð
  • Faroese: høvd
  • Norn: heved
  • Norwegian:
  • Old Swedish: hovuþ
  • Old Danish: houæth
  • Old Gutnish: hafuþ
    • Gutnish: häud, håvud
  • Westrobothnian: hôvu, hævu, hóvu, heeod, höur
  • Elfdalian: ovuð
  • Scanian: huweð
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