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Old English · noun

ead

Normalised ēad

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/æ͜ɑːd/
Syllables
æ͜ɑːd (1 syllable)
Modern English
happinessprosperity

Meaning

  1. happiness, prosperity

    Geþyld byþ middes eades.

    Patience is half of happiness.

Declension

Declension of ead
SingularPlural
Nominative ēadēad
Accusative ēadēad
Genitive ēadesēada
Dative ēadeēadum

All forms (5)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *aud, from Proto-Germanic *audaz. Cognate with Old Saxon ōd, Old High German ōt, Old Norse auðr (Icelandic auður).

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