høvd

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Etymology

From Old Norse hǫfuð, from Proto-Germanic *hafudą or *habudą, northern form of *haubudą, from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-, *kaput- (“head”), a variant of *kapōlo (“head, bowl”).

Pronunciation

Noun

høvd n (genitive singular høvuðs, plural høvd)

  1. head

Declension

n32 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative høvd høvdini høvd høvdini
accusative høvd høvdini høvd høvdini
dative høvdi høvdinum høvdum høvdunum
genitive høvuðs høvuðsins høvda høvdanna

Synonyms

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

høvd

  1. past participle of høva
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