See also: hed and he'd

Danish

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German -heit, from Old Saxon -hēd.

Suffix

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-hed

  1. Used to form abstract nouns from adjectives; function is similar to -ty and -ness.
    Synonym: -skab

Declension

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Declension of -hed
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative -hed -heden -heder -hederne
genitive -heds -hedens -heders -hedernes

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Middle English

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Suffix

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-hed

  1. Alternative form of -hede

Old Saxon

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *-haidu (-hood) (originally a noun, represented by Old Saxon hēd). Cognate with Old English -hād (English -hood), Dutch -heid, Old High German -heit (German -heit).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-hēd

  1. forming nouns of condition or quality, from nouns or adjectives
    giwunohēd "habit"

Declension

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-hēd (feminine u-stem)
singular plural
nominative -hēd -hēdi
accusative -hēd -hēdi
genitive -hēdi -hēdo
dative -hēdi -hēdum
instrumental

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Descendants

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  • Middle Low German: -heit