heafod

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Middle English

Noun

heafod

  1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of heed

Old English

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Etymology

    From Proto-West Germanic *haubud, from Proto-Germanic *haubudą, from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-.

    Cognate with Old Frisian hāved, Old Saxon hōƀid, Dutch hoofd, Old High German houbit, Old Norse hǫfuð, and Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌸 (haubiþ). The Germanic source is related to Latin caput and Sanskrit कपालम् (kapālam).

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    Noun

    hēafod n

    1. (anatomy) head
    2. top
    3. captain: head, leader
    4. source, origin

    Declension

    Strong a-stem:

    singular plural
    nominative hēafod hēafdu
    accusative hēafod hēafdu
    genitive hēafdes hēafda
    dative hēafde hēafdum

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