-hed

See also: hed and he'd

Danish

Etymology

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

Suffix

-hed

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

Usage notes

Formed nouns are of common gender and inflect as: -hed, -heden, -heder, -hederne (assuming countability).

Derived terms

Danish terms suffixed with -hed

Middle English

Suffix

-hed

1. Alternative form of -hede

Old Saxon

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /hɛːd/

Suffix

-hēd

1. forming nouns of condition or quality, from nouns or adjectives

   giwunohēd "habit"

Declension

Declension of -hēd (feminine u-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	-hēd	-hēdi
accusative	-hēd	-hēdi
genitive	-hēdi	-hēdo
dative	-hēdi	-hēdum
instrumental	—	—

Derived terms

Old Saxon terms suffixed with -hed

Descendants

• Middle Low German: -heit
  • German Low German: -heet, -het

    East Frisian: -heid

    Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommerisch, Paderbornisch: -heit

  • → Danish: -hed
  • → Icelandic: -heit
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: -het
  • → Swedish: -het