Modern English–Old English dictionary
Old English translation of the English word head
| English | English (Old English) (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
| (conduct; direct; guide; lead; drive; show the way) | lædan ; wisian | |
| (pate) | heafod | |
🔗 She almost took my head off. | ||
| (boss; chief; leader; headman; kingpin) | ealdor ; eorl | |
🔗 Ukrainians have now largely turned their backs on the Russian Orthodox Church whose head patriarch Kirill has backed the invasion. | ||
| (on; forth; forward; forwards; onward; to the fore) | forþ | |
| (boss; chief; leader; head; kingpin) | ealdor ; eorl | |
🔗 “Take them away,” ordered the headman, “and confine them safely in a hut.” | ||
| English | English (Old English) |
|---|---|
| head | ⇆ hafela; ⇆ heafod |
| head of hair | ⇆ feax |
| behead | ⇆ beheafdian |
| headland | ⇆ næss |
| headless | ⇆ heafodleas |
| mountain‐head | ⇆ fiergenheafod |