headwound

English

noun
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  • A wound or injury to the head.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English hæfved-wunde inherited from Old English hēafodwund (a wound in the head) inherited from Proto-Germanic *haubudawundō com from English head (-hood, noun, hood, foremost, or leading part, topmost, suffix indicating a fan enthusiast) + English wound.

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wound

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