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-head

Type

suffix

Denotation

noun suffix denoting a state, condition, quality, position

Etymology

Middle English -hed, -hede; Old English -hād

Evidence

boldhead, evenhead, fullhead, Godhead, idlehead, meekhead, onehead, sainthead, wantonhead

Notes

archaic and obsolete form of -hood

See Also

-hood, -ness

Homographs

Head