Old English

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Etymology

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From hēafod +‎ clāþ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈxæ͜ɑː.fodˌklɑːθ/, [ˈhæ͜ɑː.vodˌklɑːθ]

Noun

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hēafodclāþ m

  1. (clothing) headcloth, headdress

Inflection

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References

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Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “hēafodclāþ”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.