Old English · noun
heafodwærc
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- IPA
- /ˈxæ͜ɑː.fodˌwært͡ʃ/[ˈhæ͜ɑː.vodˌwærˠt͡ʃ]
- Syllables
- ˈxæ͜ɑː · fod · ˌwært͡ʃ (3 syllables)
Meaning
head pain, headache
Etymology
From hēafod (“head”) + wærċ (“pain”). Cognate with Danish hovedvark (“headache”), Swedish huvudvärk (“headache”), Icelandic höfuðverkur (“headache”).
Descendants
headwark
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