hovud

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse hǫfuð, from Proto-Germanic *hafudą or *habudą, northern form of *haubudą, from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-, *kaput- (“head”).

Noun

hovud n (definite singular hovudet; indefinite plural hovud; definite plural hovuda)

1. head

   Han slo seg i hovudet.

   He hit his head.

2. leader, head