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Meaning of höfuð | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
hœːvʏθ

Definitions

  1. a head
    neuter
  2. head, chief
    neuter
  3. the ornamental prow of a ship
    neuter
  4. an ornamental head on a bridle
    neuter

Equivalents

English head

Examples

“„Ég fann höfuð af hrúti hrygg og gæruskinn.“ Komdu nú og kroppaðu með mér,”

“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.”

“Þetta var skip með gyltum höfðum.”
“Slitnaði sundur beislið, og týndist höfuðið, er á var.”

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

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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