heafodlic
Old English
adj
Definitions
- (position) chief, capital, at the top
- (rank) principal, chief
- (sins) deadly, mortal
Etymology
Affix from Old English hēafod (head, top, origin, chief, leader, capital, source).
Origin
Old English
hēafod
Gloss
head, top, origin, chief, leader, capital, source
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
頭
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *haubudą Proto-Germanic
- heafdeht Old English
- heafodcirice Old English
- heafodclaþ Old English
- heafodleas Old English
- heafodling Old English
- heafodmæg Old English
- heafodpanne Old English
- heafodstol Old English
- heafodwind Old English
- heafodwund Old English
- heafodædre Old English
- hēafod Old English
- oferheafod Old English
- hed Middle English
- heed Middle English
- heid Middle English