heid

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See also: Heid and -heid

Middle English

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Noun

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heid

  1. (Northern) Alternative form of heed

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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heid f (definite singular heidi, indefinite plural heidar, definite plural heidarne or heidane)

  1. (pre-1917) alternative form of hei

Old Norse

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Etymology

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From heiðr (brightness, honor, worth).

Adjective

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heid

  1. gleaming

Scots

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Etymology

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From Middle English heid, heifd, northern forms of heed, heved, from Old English hēafod (compare English head), from Proto-Germanic *haubudą (compare Dutch hoofd, German Haupt, Swedish huvud), from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-, *káput- (head) (compare Latin caput), a variant of Proto-Indo-European *kapōlo (head, bowl).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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heid (plural heids)

  1. head

Synonyms

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Veps

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Pronoun

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heid

  1. partitive of