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

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

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

Descendants

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

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