hugud

• hugu (spelling without silent d)
• huggu

Metaphony of hovud, with /v/ > /ɡ/ in intervocalic position, from Old Norse hǫfuð. Compare huvud (huvu).

• IPA^(key): /²hʉˑɡʉ/, [²hʉˑ.ɡʉ], [²hʉɡ.ɡʉ]
• (Nord-Gudbrandsdalen) IPA^(key): [²hu.ɡu], def. IPA^(key): [²hu.ɡu.de]
• (Opplanda) IPA^(key): [²hu.ɡu], [²hɵː.ɣʷɵ], [²huː.wə], [²huː.ə]
• (Øysterdal) IPA^(key): [²hʉː.ɣʷʉ], [²hʉː.ɣʉ]

hugud n (definite singular hugudet, indefinite plural hugud, definite plural huguda)

1. (nonstandard, dialectal) alternative form of hovud (“head”)
   • 1997, Arvid Møller, Den vare tonen : meisterspelmannen Hans W. Brimi, Lesja: Snøhetta forl., page 54:

     Han hadde fleire hundre leikar i hugudet.

     He had hundreds of melodies in his head

   • 1921, O. Løkre, Lurtonø frå fjeille, Kristiania: Norli, page 74:

     Hain måtte sikkert hå eit tå gløyggaste arbeidshugudom som ha funnest i bygdn.

     He must have had the most clearsighted work head that has been in the village.