Etymology

hed

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hed · noun1

Deliberately altered spelling of head, to distinguish the word as not belonging in a journalistic story. Compare lede (“lead, introduction”). Also an archaic spelling.

hed · verb2

Altered spelling of had.

hed · verb3

See heed.

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