ead
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *audaz. Cognate with Old Saxon ōd, Old High German ōt, Old Norse auðr (Icelandic auður). Outside Germanic, perhaps with Albanian eth (“possession, property”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /æːɑ̯d/
Noun
ēad n
- (poetic) happiness, prosperity
- Geþyld byþ middes eades.
- Patience is half of happiness.
- Geþyld byþ middes eades.
Declension
Declension of ead (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ēad | ēadas |
| accusative | ēad | ēadas |
| genitive | ēades | ēada |
| dative | ēade | ēadum |
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