heafodwund

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *haubidawundu, equivalent to hēafod +‎ wund. Cognate with Old Frisian hāvedwunde and Old Saxon hōvidwunda.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxæ͜ɑː.fodˌwund/, [ˈhæ͜ɑː.vodˌwund]

Noun

hēafodwund f

  1. headwound

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative hēafodwund hēafodwunda, hēafodwunde
accusative hēafodwunde hēafodwunda, hēafodwunde
genitive hēafodwunde hēafodwunda
dative hēafodwunde hēafodwundum

Descendants

  • Middle English: hæfved wund, hæfved wunde
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