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===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
From Middle Skundavisk ''hōued'', from Old Skundavisk ''hōuod'', ''hōbod'', from Halmisk ''houbod'', ''houbode'', from Proto-Germanic ''*haubudą''. | From Middle Skundavisk ''hōued'', from Old Skundavisk ''hōuod'', ''hōbod'', from Halmisk ''ᚻᛟᚢᛒᛟᛞ'' (''houbod''), ''ᚻᛟᚢᛒᛟᛞᛖ'' (''houbode''), from Proto-Germanic ''*haubudą''. | ||
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
Latest revision as of 14:16, 14 November 2019
Skundavisk
Alternative form
- hooved (archaic)
Etymology
From Middle Skundavisk hōued, from Old Skundavisk hōuod, hōbod, from Halmisk ᚻᛟᚢᛒᛟᛞ (houbod), ᚻᛟᚢᛒᛟᛞᛖ (houbode), from Proto-Germanic *haubudą.
Pronunciation
- IPA: /hɔɸt/
Noun
hoft n. (class 3c, genitive hofts, plural hofte)
- head
- Mijn hoft dot mir wee.
- I have a headache (literally 'My head does me pain.')
- Mijn hoft dot mir wee.
- head (of an organisation)
Usage notes
The spelling hoft was adopted in the 1978 reform to suit the modern pronounciation, but hooved is still quite common, especially among the older generations.