hedd

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from English head. Doublet of höfuð.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɛtː/

  Rhymes: -ɛtː

Noun

hedd n (genitive singular hedds, nominative plural hedd)

1. (informal) cylinder head

   Synonym: strokklok

Declension

Declension of hedd (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hedd	heddið	hedd	heddin
accusative	hedd	heddið	hedd	heddin
dative	heddi	heddinu	heddum	heddunum
genitive	hedds	heddsins	hedda	heddanna

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh hedd, from Proto-Celtic *sedom (“peace”), from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“to sit”). Compare Breton hez, Old Irish síd (“peace”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /heːð/

Noun

hedd m (uncountable, not mutable)

1. peace

Related terms

• heddlu
• heddwas
• heddwch