dæd

Old English

Alternative forms

dēd

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tis, from the root *dʰeh₁-. Cognate with Old Frisian dēd, Old Saxon dād, Dutch daad, Old High German tāt (German Tat), Old Norse dáð (Swedish and Danish dåd), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌴𐌸𐍃 (gadēþs).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dæːd/

Noun

dǣd f (nominative plural dǣde)

(West Saxon) action, deed, 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

dǣdhata (“persecutor, perpetrator”)
undǣd (“misdeed, crime”)
misdǣd (“misdeed”)

Descendants

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

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