Contionary:hoft

Skundavisk

Alternative form

hooved (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle Skundavisk hōued, from Old Skundavisk hōuod, hōbod, from Halmisk houbod, houbode, from Proto-Germanic *haubudą.

Pronunciation

IPA: /hɔɸt/

Noun

hoft n. (genitive hofts, plural hofte)

1. head

   Mijn hoft dot mir wee.

   I have a headache (literally 'My head does me pain.')

2. 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.