-had

See also: had and háð

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

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	-hād	-hādas
accusative	-hād	-hādas
genitive	-hādes	-hāda
dative	-hāde	-hādum

Declension of -hād (strong a-stem)

Derived terms

Old English terms suffixed with -had

Descendants

• Middle English: -had, -hod, -hed, -hede
  • English: -hood; -head
  • Scots: -heid