dæd

See also: dæð

Old English

Alternative forms

• dēd

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *dādi, from Proto-Germanic *dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tis, from the root *dʰeh₁-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dæːd/

Noun

dǣd f

1. action, deed
2. event, exploit

Declension

Declension of dæd (strong i-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	dǣd	dǣde, dǣda
accusative	dǣd, dǣde	dǣde, dǣda
genitive	dǣde	dǣda
dative	dǣde	dǣdum

Derived terms

• lofdǣd (“praiseworthy deed”)
• misdǣd (“misdeed”)
• undǣd (“misdeed, crime”)

Descendants

• Middle English: dede
  • English: deed
  • Scots: dede, ded