-had

-had

See also: had and háð

Middle English

Suffix

-had

1. Alternative form of -hede

References

• “-hed(e (suf.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 22 June 2018.

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Old English

Etymology

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): /haːd/

Suffix

-hād

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

   cildhād "childhood"

Declension

Declension of -had (strong u-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	-hād	-hāda
accusative	-hād	-hāda
genitive	-hāda	-hāda
dative	-hāda	-hādum

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Old_English_words_suffixed_with_-had' title='Category:Old English words suffixed with -had'>Old English words suffixed with -had</a>

Descendants

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