heafodban
Old English
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Etymology
hēafod (“head”) + bān (“bone”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxæ͜ɑː.fodˌbɑːn/, [ˈhæ͜ɑː.vodˌbɑːn]
Noun
hēafodbān n
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hēafodbān | hēafodbān |
| accusative | hēafodbān | hēafodbān |
| genitive | hēafodbānes | hēafodbāna |
| dative | hēafodbāne | hēafodbānum |
Descendants
- Middle English: hæfdbon, hæuedbæn, *heedbon
- English: headbone
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “heáfodbán”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.