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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
Noun
hēafodmann m
- captain; leader, head
- main person
Declension
Declension of heafodmann (strong consonant stem)
Descendants