heafod

See also: heafod-

Middle English

Noun

heafod

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of heed

Old English

Alternative forms

hēafud — Mercian
*hafud

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *haubudą, from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-. Cognate with Old Frisian hāved, Old Saxon hōƀid, Dutch hoofd, Old High German houbit, Old Norse hǫfuð, and Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌸 (haubiþ). The Germanic source is related to Latin caput and Sanskrit कपालम् (kapālam).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxæ͜ɑː.fod/, [ˈhæ͜ɑː.vod]

Noun

hēafod n

(anatomy) head
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Twenty-First Sunday After Pentecost"
  Mīn hēafod hē hæfþ mid his ċeaflum befangen.
  It has seized my head in its jaws.
top
captain: head, leader
source, origin

Declension

Declension of heafod (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hēafod	hēafdu
accusative	hēafod	hēafdu
genitive	hēafdes	hēafda
dative	hēafde	hēafdum

Synonyms

hafola
(top, summit): copp

Derived terms

Descendants

Middle English: heed
- English: head
  - → Japanese: ヘッド (heddo)
  - Sranan Tongo: ede
- Geordie English: heed
- Scots: heid
- Yola: haade, heade, hade

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