-had

See also: had and háð

Middle English

Suffix

-had

  1. Alternative form of -hede

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *haidu, from Proto-Germanic *haiduz (“state, condition”) (originally a noun, represented by Old English hād). Cognate with Old Saxon -hēd, Dutch -heid, Old High German -heit (German -heit).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xɑːd/, [hɑːd]

Suffix

-hād m

  1. forming nouns of condition or quality, from nouns or adjectives
    ‎ċild (“child”) + ‎-had → ‎ċildhād (“childhood”)
    ‎mæġeþ (“virgin”) + ‎-had → ‎mæġeþhād (“virginity”)

Declension
Declension of -had (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative -hād -hādas
accusative -hād -hādas
genitive -hādes -hāda
dative -hāde -hādum

Derived terms
Old English terms suffixed with -had

Descendants
  • Middle English: -had, -hod, -hed, -hede
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