ead

See also: EAD, éad, -éad, and 'ead

Estonian

Noun

ead

1. nominative plural of iga

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *aud, from Proto-Germanic *audaz. Cognate with Old Saxon ōd, Old High German ōt, Old Norse auðr (Icelandic auður).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æ͜ɑːd/

Noun

ēad n

1. (poetic) happiness, prosperity
   • Geþyld byþ middes eades.

     Patience is half of happiness.

Declension

Declension of ēad (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ēad	ēad
accusative	ēad	ēad
genitive	ēades	ēada
dative	ēade	ēadum

Derived terms

• Ēadbald
• Ēadbeald
• Ēadbeorht
• Ēadberht
• Ēadburh
• Ēadfriþ
• Ēadgār
• Ēadhelm
• Ēadhūn
• Ēadmǣr
• Ēadmund
• Ēadnōþ
• Ēadrǣd
• Ēadrīc
• Ēadsiġe
• Ēadstān
• Ēadweald
• Ēadweard
• Ēadwine
• Ēadwulf
• Ēadwīġ
• Ēadġifu
• Ēadġīls
• Ēadġȳþ

 

Related terms

• ēadiġ

Descendants

• Middle English: ead, ed