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). Outside Germanic, perhaps with Albanian eth (“possession, property”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æːɑd/

Noun

ēad n

1. (poetic) happiness, prosperity

   Geþyld byþ middes eades.

   Patience is half of happiness.

Declension

Declension of ead (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ēad	ēadas
accusative	ēad	ēadas
genitive	ēades	ēada
dative	ēade	ēadum

Derived terms

• Ēadgār
• Ēadmund
• Ēadweard
• Ēadwine