-hede
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- -hed, -hyede, -hiede, -heed, -hode, -hod, -hood, -hoode, -hade, -had, -ed, -ood, -hote, -hot, -hoþ, -wood
Etymology[edit]
From Old English *-hǣd, -hād, *-hǣdu, from Proto-Germanic *haiduz. Compare hod.
The shift of the vowel from /ɔː/ to /oː/ is unexpected. Compare with a similar change in two and who (though in those cases, it is due to the influence of preceding /w/).
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-hede
- Affixed to nouns and adjectives to form nouns denoting position, quality, state, condition or collectivity.
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References[edit]
- “-hed(e, suf.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 22 June 2018.
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