- héafodece
- m (-es/-as) headache
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
héafodece
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headache — /hed ayk /, n. 1. a pain located in the head, as over the eyes, at the temples, or at the base of the skull. 2. an annoying or bothersome person, situation, activity, etc. [bef. 1000; ME; OE heafodece. See HEAD, ACHE] * * * Pain in the upper… … Universalium
headache — O.E. heafodece; see HEAD (Cf. head) (n.) + ACHE (Cf. ache) (n.). Colloquial sense of troublesome problem is first recorded 1934 … Etymology dictionary
headache — [hed′āk΄] n. [ME hevedeche < OE heafodece] 1. a continuous pain in the head ☆ 2. Informal a cause of worry, annoyance, or trouble … English World dictionary
