foreheafod

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *forēhaubid. Cognate with Old High German forahoubit. Equivalent to fore- +‎ hēafod.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfo.reˌxæ͜ɑː.fod/, [ˈfo.reˌhæ͜ɑː.vod]

Noun

forehēafod n

1. forehead

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	forehēafod	forehēafdu
accusative	forehēafod	forehēafdu
genitive	forehēafdes	forehēafda
dative	forehēafde	forehēafdum

Descendants

• Middle English: forheed
  • English: forehead