hofuþ

Old Danish

Alternative forms

  • houæth (Jutlandic)

Etymology

From Old Norse hǫfuð, from Proto-Germanic *hafudą or *habudą, northern form of *haubudą, from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhoːvuð/

Noun

hofuþ n (indefinite dative singular høfþi)

  1. (Scania) head
    • c. 1250, "Um sar oc hulsar", Codex Holmiensis B 74, chapter 89.
      Oc fore hulsar ær warthær […] ællær i høfþe swa at hiarnæ ma se […]
      And for deep wounds that are inflicted […] or in the head, so that the brain is visible […]

Derived terms

  • hofuþlot

Descendants

  • Danish: hoved
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