-hǫfði

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From hǫfuð (“head”) +‎ -i. Compare adjective -hǫfðaðr (“-headed”).

Suffix

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-hǫfði

  1. a [X]-headed one
    ‎ǫrn (“eagle”) + ‎-hǫfði → ‎Arnhǫfði (“Odin”), literally “eagle-headed one”
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