heafodwund

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *haubidawundu, equivalent to hēafod +‎ wund. Cognate with Old Frisian hāvedwunde and Old Saxon hōvidwunda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxæ͜ɑː.fodˌwund/, [ˈhæ͜ɑː.vodˌwund]

Noun

hēafodwund f

1. headwound

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	hēafodwund	hēafodwunda, hēafodwunde
accusative	hēafodwunde	hēafodwunda, hēafodwunde
genitive	hēafodwunde	hēafodwunda
dative	hēafodwunde	hēafodwundum

Descendants

• Middle English: hæfved wund, hæfved wunde
  • English: headwound