"heid" meaning in Scots

See heid in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /hid/ Forms: heids [plural]
Etymology: From Middle Scots heid, from Northern Middle English hede, hevid (southern heed, heved), from Old English hēafod. See also English head), Dutch hoofd, German Haupt, Swedish huvud; also Latin caput. Etymology templates: {{dercat|sco|gmw-pro|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=3}}, {{inh|sco|gmw-msc|heid}} Middle Scots heid, {{inh|sco|enm-nor|hede}} Northern Middle English hede, {{inh|sco|ang|hēafod}} Old English hēafod, {{cog|en|head}} English head, {{cog|nl|hoofd}} Dutch hoofd, {{cog|de|Haupt}} German Haupt, {{cog|sv|huvud}} Swedish huvud, {{cog|la|caput}} Latin caput Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|heids|||||cat2=|cat3=|checkredlinks=1|head=}} heid (plural heids), {{sco-noun}} heid (plural heids)
  1. head Synonyms: pow
    Sense id: en-heid-sco-noun-ny5tM6Nx Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Scots entries with incorrect language header, Anatomy

Inflected forms

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    },
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}

Download raw JSONL data for heid meaning in Scots (2.3kB)

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