foreheafod

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *forēhaubid. Cognate with Old High German forahoubit. Equivalent to fore- +‎ hēafod.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfo.reˌxæ͜ɑː.fod/, [ˈfo.reˌhæ͜ɑː.vod]

Noun

forehēafod n

forehead

Declension

Declension of foreheafod (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	forehēafod	forehēafdu
accusative	forehēafod	forehēafdu
genitive	forehēafdes	forehēafda
dative	forehēafde	forehēafdum

Descendants

Middle English: forheed
- English: forehead

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