Icelandic

Noun

höfuð n ‎(genitive singular höfuðs, nominative plural höfuð)

1. (anatomy) a head
   • 1928, Krummavísa (“Raven Song”, on the Icelandic Wikisource) by Jón Ásgeirsson

     Krummi krunkar úti,

     kallar á nafna sinn:

     „Ég fann höfuð af hrúti

     hrygg og gæruskinn.“

     Komdu nú og kroppaðu með mér,

     krummi nafni minn.

     “Krummi croaks outside,

     calling his namesake:

     ‘I found the head of a ram,

     backbone and sheepskin.’

     Come now and peck with me,

     Krummi, my namesake.”

2. head, chief
3. the ornamental prow of a ship

   Þetta var skip með gyltum höfðum.

4. an ornamental head on a bridle

   Slitnaði sundur beislið, og týndist höfuðið, er á var.

   The bridle tore and the head on which it lay was lost.

Derived terms

Synonyms

• (head): (less formal) haus, (uncommon) kollur