hode

Alternative forms

• had, hade, haid

Etymology

From Middle English hodien, from Old English hādian (“to ordain, consecrate”). More at hade.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, UK) IPA^(key): /həʊd/
• (General American, US) IPA^(key): /hoʊd/
• Rhymes: -əʊd, -oʊd

Verb

hode (third-person singular simple present hodes, present participle hoding, simple past and past participle hoded)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To ordain; consecrate; admit to a religious order.

Anagrams

• hoed, ohed

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *huþô.

Noun

hode f (plural hoden, diminutive hoodje n)

1. (archaic) testicle

Etymology

From Old Norse hǫfuð, from Proto-Germanic *hafudą or *habudą, northern form of *haubudą, from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-, *kaput- (“head”).

Noun

hode n (definite singular hodet, indefinite plural hoder, definite plural hoda or hodene)

1. head

See also

• hovud (Nynorsk)

References

• “hode” in The Bokmål Dictionary.