dødningehoved

Danish

noun
Definitions
  • a human skull, isolated from the rest of the body, especially in art, where it typically symbolizes death, and signs and stickers, where it conveys lethality

Etymology

Affix from Danish dødning (dead person) + Danish hoved (head, main).

Origin

Danish

hoved

Gloss

head, main

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

頭

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