heafodmann

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *haubidamann. Cognate with Old Frisian hāvedmon, Old Saxon hōvidmann, Old Dutch hōvitman, Old High German houbitman. Equivalent to hēafod- +‎ mann.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxæ͜ɑː.fodˌmɑnn/,

Noun

hēafodmann m

  1. captain; leader, head
  2. main person

Declension

Strong consonant stem:

singular plural
nominative hēafodmann hēafodmenn
accusative hēafodmann hēafodmenn
genitive hēafodmannes hēafodmanna
dative hēafodmenn hēafodmannum

Descendants

  • Middle English: heed man