hovid

See also: hovid-

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• hōƀid

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *haubud, from Proto-Germanic *haubudą.

Noun

hōvid n

1. head (body part)

Declension

hōvid (neuter a-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	hōvid	hōfdu
accusative	hōvid	hōfdu
genitive	hōfdes	hōfdō
dative	hōfde	hōfdum
instrumental	—	—

Derived terms

• hōvid-
• hōvidmāl

Descendants

• Middle Low German: hovet, hövet, høvet, hoͤvet
  • German Low German: Höfd, Höft, Höwt, Hoovd, Höövd
  • Plautdietsch: Heeft
  • → Saterland Frisian: Hööft