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Old English · noun

heafodban

Normalised hēafodbān

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈxæ͜ɑː.fodˌbɑːn/
[ˈhæ͜ɑː.vodˌbɑːn]
Syllables
ˈxæ͜ɑː · fod · ˌbɑːn (3 syllables)
Modern English
skullheadbone

Meaning

  1. skull

Declension

Declension of heafodban
SingularPlural
Nominative hēafodbānhēafodbān
Accusative hēafodbānhēafodbān
Genitive hēafodbāneshēafodbāna
Dative hēafodbānehēafodbānum

All forms (5)

Etymology

hēafod (“head”) + bān (“bone”)

Descendants

headbone

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