-hǫfði

Old Norse

Etymology

From hǫfuð (“head”) +‎ -i. Compare adjective -hǫfðaðr (“-headed”).

Suffix

-hǫfði

  1. a [X]-headed one
    ‎ǫrn (“eagle”) + ‎-hǫfði → ‎Arnhǫfði (“Odin”), literally “eagle-headed one”
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