heafodmann

== Old English == === Alternative forms === hēafodman === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *haubidamann. Cognate with Old Frisian hāvedmon, Old Saxon hōvidmann, Old Dutch hōvitman, Old High German houbitman. Equivalent to hēafod- +‎ mann. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxæ͜ɑː.fodˌmɑnn/, [ˈhæ͜ɑː.vodˌmɑn] === Noun === hēafodmann m captain; leader, head main person ==== Declension ==== Strong consonant stem: ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: heed man English: head man