ead

See also: EAD, éad, -éad, and 'ead

Estonian

Noun

ead

nominative plural of iga

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *aud, from Proto-Germanic *audaz. Cognate with Old Saxon ōd, Old High German ōt, Old Norse auðr (Icelandic auður).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /æ͜ɑːd/

Noun

ēad n

(poetic) happiness, prosperity
- Geþyld byþ middes eades.
  Patience is half of happiness.

Declension

Declension of ead (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ēad	ēad
accusative	ēad	ēad
genitive	ēades	ēada
dative	ēade	ēadum

Derived terms

Related terms

ēadiġ

Descendants

Middle English: ead, ed

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