Talk:-hǫfði

, is this suffix attested elsewhere? Couldn't just be syncopated ? – Sokkjō 08:56, 21 March 2023 (UTC)


 * That is the etymology, yes, but hǫfði is pretty well attested in nicknames:
 * Bjarnhǫfði ‘bear-head’
 * Hesthǫfði ‘horse-head’
 * Hjarthǫfði ‘stag-head’
 * Hvíthǫfði ‘white-head’
 * Ketilhǫfði ‘kettle-head’
 * Svarthǫfði ‘black-head’
 * ᛙᛆᚱᛐᛁᚿᛌᛆᛌ ᛭ Proto-Norsing ᛭ Ask me anything 12:41, 21 March 2023 (UTC)