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Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse hǫfuð, from Proto-Germanic *hafudą or *habudą, northern form of *haubudą, from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-, *kaput- (“head”). More at English head.
Noun
hovuþ n
- head
- c. 1290, Christi pina, ll. 26–27
¶ Gør hænde men þæt houoþet liutar :
þy at handenna lif af hofþeno flytar :- If the hand causes harm the head takes the blame, for the hand’s life from the head does flow
Declension
Declension of hovuþ (strong a-stem)
Descendants