Contionary:hoft

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Skundavisk

Alternative form

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

hoft n. (class 3c, 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.

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