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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
Noun
ēad n
- (poetic) happiness, prosperity
Geþyld byþ middes eades.- Patience is half of happiness.
Declension
Declension of ēad (strong a-stem)
Derived terms
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