houbet

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Middle High German

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Etymology

Inherited from Old High German houbit, from Proto-Germanic *haubudą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhou̯.bət/, (Central German) /ˈhøy̯.bət/

Noun

houbet n

  1. head
    • c. 1200, Walther von der Vogelweide, Under der linden:
      Dō het er gemachet alsō rīche
      Von bluomen eine bettestat.
      Des wirt noch gelachet inneclīche,
      Kumt iemen an daz selbe pfat.
      Bī den rōsen er wol mac
      Merken, wā mirz houbet lac.
      Then he made quite opulently
      A bedstead from flowers.
      That will still be laughed at deeply
      When someone comes down that same path.
      By the roses they may well
      Notice where my head has lain.

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