hovedløs

Danish

Etymology

hoved +‎ -løs

Adjective

hovedløs (neuter hovedløst, plural and definite singular attributive hovedløse)

1. headless, having no head
2. unthinking, mindless
   • 2016, Cecil Bødker, Mens tid er: Roman, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

     Alligevel var rummet fuldt af ham, af hans uventede forskrækkelse ved at se hende komme anstigende, hans frygt for spaden, hans hovedløse flugt, hans tilstedeværelse et eller andet sted i huset.

     And yet the room was full of him, of his unexpected startledness at seeing her advance upon him, his fear of the spade, his unthinking fleeing, his presence somewhere in the house.

   • 2014, Jens Engberg, Den standhaftige tinsoldat: En biografi om frederik 6., Politikens Forlag, →ISBN:

     I København undrede man sig over hans hovedløse rejse frem og tilbage.

     In Copenhagen, there was a general wondering about his mindless traveling back and forth.