-had

-had

See also: Appendix:Variations of "had"

Middle English

Suffix

-had

  1. 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

    • IPA(key): /xɑːd/, [hɑːd]

    Suffix

    -hād m

    1. forming nouns of condition or quality, from nouns or adjectives
      ‎ċild (“child”) + ‎-had → ‎ċildhād (“childhood”)
      ‎mæġeþ (“virgin”) + ‎-had → ‎mæġeþhād (“virginity”)

    Declension

    Strong a-stem:

    singular plural
    nominative -hād -hādas
    accusative -hād -hādas
    genitive -hādes -hāda
    dative -hāde -hādum

    Derived terms

    Old English terms suffixed with -had
    biscophad
    camphad
    ciefeshad
    cildhad
    cnihthad
    fæmnhad
    godhad
    mægdenhad
    mægeþhad
    mægþhad
    martyrhad
    munuchad
    preosthad
    werhad
    wifhad

    Descendants

    • Middle English: -had, -hod, -hed, -hede
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