hǫfuð
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Old Norse[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *hafudą or *habudą, northern form of *haubudą, whence also Old English hēafod, Old Saxon hōvid, Old Dutch hōvit, Old High German houbit, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌸 (haubiþ). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-, *kaput-.
Noun[edit]
hǫfuð n (genitive hǫfuðs, dative hǫfði, plural hǫfuð)
Declension[edit]
Declension of hǫfuð (strong a-stem)
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Some Norwegian dialectal descendants may come from the alternative form haufuð instead.