hovit

Finnish

Noun

hovit

  1. nominative plural of hovi

Anagrams

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *haubudą.

Noun

hōvit n

  1. head
    Sattos aruit an ruggi unsin, gesattos man ouir hôvit unsa
    You set tribulations on our back, you set men over our heads

Declension
Declension of hovit (neuter strong a-stem)
Singular Plural
nominative hōvit hōvit
accusative hōvit hōvit
genitive hōvitis, -es hōvito
dative hōvite, -i hōviton

Descendants
  • Middle Dutch: hôvet
    • Dutch: hoofd
      • Afrikaans: hoof
      • → Indonesian: hop
      • Negerhollands: hoofd
    • Limburgish: houf-, höjdj- (compounds only)

Further reading
  • “hōvit”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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