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Old English · adjective

eadig

Normalised ēadiġ

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈæ͜ɑː.dij/
Syllables
ˈæ͜ɑː · dij (2 syllables)
Modern English
prosperoushappyblessed

Meaning

  1. happy, prosperous, blessed

    Iob, sē ēadiġa and sē ānrǣda godes þeġn, wæs swa fulfremed on eallum gōdnyssum þæt god sylf cwæþ bē him þæt his ġelīċa nǣre þā on þām līfe ofer eorþan.

    Job, the prosperous and unwavering servant of god, was so perfect in all his good deeds that God Himself said that there was no one like him living on Earth.

    late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints

Declension

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Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *audagaz; equivalent to ēad + -iġ.

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