/hœːvʏθ/
UppruniFrom Old Norse hǫfuð, from Proto-Germanic *hafudą or *habudą, northern form of *haubudą, from Proto-Indo-European *káput (“head”). More at English head.
- neutera head
“„Ég fann höfuð af hrúti
hrygg og gæruskinn.“
Komdu nú og kroppaðu með mér,” — “Krummi croaks outside,
calling his namesake:
‘I found the head of a ram,
backbone and sheepskin.’
Come now and peck with me,
Krummi, my namesake.”
- neuterhead, chief
- neuterthe ornamental prow of a ship
“Þetta var skip með gyltum höfðum.”
- neuteran ornamental head on a bridle
“Slitnaði sundur beislið, og týndist höfuðið, er á var.” — The bridle tore and the head on which it lay was lost.
Beygingarhöfuðs(genitive, singular) · höfuð(nominative, plural) · höfuð(indefinite, nominative, singular) · höfuðið(definite, nominative, singular) · höfuð(indefinite, nominative, plural) · höfuðin(definite, nominative, plural) · höfuð(accusative, indefinite, singular) · höfuðið(accusative, definite, singular) · höfuð(accusative, indefinite, plural) · höfuðin(accusative, definite, plural) · höfði(dative, indefinite, singular) · höfðinu(dative, definite, singular) · höfðum(dative, indefinite, plural) · höfðunum(dative, definite, plural) · höfuðs(genitive, indefinite, singular) · höfuðsins(definite, genitive, singular) · höfða(genitive, indefinite, plural) · höfðanna(definite, genitive, plural)