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-had

1. Alternative form of -hede

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).

• IPA^(key): /xɑːd/, [hɑːd]

-hād m

1. forming nouns of condition or quality, from nouns or adjectives

   ‎ċild (“child”) + ‎-had → ‎ċildhād (“childhood”)

   ‎mæġeþ (“virgin”) + ‎-had → ‎mæġeþhād (“virginity”)

Strong a-stem:

• Middle English: -had, -hod, -hed, -hede
  • English: -hood; -head
  • Scots: -heid