ead

See also: éad, -éad, and 'ead

Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /æːɑ̯d/

Noun

ēad n

  1. (poetic) happiness, prosperity
    Geþyld byþ middes eades.
    Patience is half of happiness.

Declension

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