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Middle English
Suffix
-had
- 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
Suffix
-hād m
- forming nouns of condition or quality, from nouns or adjectives
- ċild (“child”) + -had → ċildhād (“childhood”)
- mæġeþ (“virgin”) + -had → mæġeþhād (“virginity”)
Declension
Strong a-stem:
Derived terms
Descendants