Old English · prefix

heafod-

Part of speech: prefix
IPA: /ˈxæ͜ɑː.fod/
[ˈhæ͜ɑː.vod]
Syllables: ˈxæ͜ɑː · fod (2 syllables)

Meaning

main; head, chief, principle
hēafod- + burg (“city”) → hēafodburg (“capital”)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *haubida- (“main”), derived from the noun *haubid (“head”) (Old English hēafod). Cognate with Old Frisian hāved-, Old Saxon hōvid-, Old Dutch hōvit-, and Old High German houbit-.

Descendants

head

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