Old English · noun

neod

Normalised nēod

Part of speech: noun, feminine
Declension: strong ō-stem
IPA: /ne͜oːd/
Syllables: ne͜oːd (1 syllable)
Modern English: diligence endeavor earnestness zeal eagerness longing need delight

Meaning

desire, longing; zeal, eagerness, diligence, earnestness, earnest endeavor
pleasure, delight

Declension

Declension of neod
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	nēod	nēoda nēode
Accusative	nēode	nēoda nēode
Genitive	nēode	nēoda
Dative	nēode	nēodum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *niudi (“desire, eagerness”), from Proto-Indo-European *newdʰ- (“seeking, need”), from Proto-Indo-European *new- (“to incline, push, move, nod, wave”).

Descendants

need

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