dæd

dæd

Old English

Alternative forms

• dēd

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tis, from the root *dʰeh₁-. Cognate with Old Frisian dēd, Old Saxon dād, Dutch daad, Old High German tāt (German Tat), Old Norse dáð (Swedish and Danish dåd), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌴𐌸𐍃 (gadēþs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dæːd/

Noun

dǣd f (nominative plural dǣde)

1. (West Saxon) action, deed, event, exploit

Declension

Declension of dæd (strong i-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	dǣd	dǣde, dǣda
accusative	dǣd, dǣde	dǣde, dǣda
genitive	dǣde	dǣda
dative	dǣde	dǣdum

Derived terms

• dǣdhata (“persecutor, perpetrator”)
• undǣd (“misdeed, crime”)
• misdǣd (“misdeed”)

Descendants

• Middle English: dede
  • English: deed
  • Scots: dede, ded