spedig

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *spōdigaz (“successful, hurried”). Equivalent to spēd +‎ -iġ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈspeːdij/

Adjective

spēdiġ

prosperous, having good speed, successful
wealthy, having means, opulent
rich or abounding in, abundant, copious

Descendants

Middle English: spedi, spedy
- English: speedy
- Scots: spedie

References

SPĒDIĠ in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary

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