hovuþ
Old Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse hǫfuð, from Proto-Germanic *hafudą or *habudą, northern form of *haubudą, from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-, *kaput- (“head”). More at English head.
Noun
edithovuþ n
- head
- c. 1290, Christi pina, ll. 26–27
- ¶ Gør hænde men þæt houoþet liutar :
þy at handenna lif af hofþeno flytar :- If the hand causes harm the head takes the blame, for the hand’s life from the head does flow
- c. 1290, Christi pina, ll. 26–27
Declension
editDeclension of hovuþ (strong a-stem)
Descendants
edit- Swedish: huvud