cweccan heafod
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkwet.t͡ʃɑn ˈxæ͜ɑː.fod/, [ˈkwet.t͡ʃɑn ˈhæ͜ɑː.vod]
Verb
cweċċan hēafod
- to shake ones head
- Iohannes cwehte his hēafod
- John shook his head
- Ða wegfērendan cwehton heora hēafod
- The passers-by shook their heads
Descendants
- Middle English: quecchen mid hefde