heafodmann

Old English

Alternative forms

• hēafodman

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *haubidamann. Cognate with Old Frisian hāvedmon, Old Saxon hōvidmann, Old Dutch hōvitman, Old High German houbitman. Equivalent to hēafod- +‎ mann.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxæ͜ɑː.fodˌmɑnn/, [ˈhæ͜ɑː.vodˌmɑn]

Noun

hēafodmann m

1. captain; leader, head
2. main person

Declension

Strong consonant stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	hēafodmann	hēafodmenn
accusative	hēafodmann	hēafodmenn
genitive	hēafodmannes	hēafodmanna
dative	hēafodmenn	hēafodmannum

Descendants

• Middle English: heed man
  • English: head man