haad

See also: had and haað

English

Verb

haad

1. (Geordie) To hold.

   "Haad yeor gob, ye lippy yap!"

References

• Frank Graham, editor (1987), “HAAD”, in The New Geordie Dictionary, Rothbury, Northumberland: Butler Publishing, →ISBN.
• Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977[1]

Anagrams

• Adah, adah

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *haubudą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haːt/

Noun

haad n (plural haden, diminutive haadsje)

1. (formal) head

   Synonym: holle

Derived terms

• havenhaad
• haadplak
• haadstêd
• haadwurd

Further reading

• “haad”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011