hede

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1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*haiduz“appearance, kind”
2. Old English · derived fromhād“person, individual, character, individuality; degree, rank, order, office; condition, state, nature, form, manner; sex; race, family, tribe; choir”
3. Old English · derived from*hǣdu
4. Middle English · derived fromhede
5. English todayhede

From Middle English hede, from Old English *hǣdu, feminine form of Old English hād (“person, individual, character, individuality; degree, rank, order, office; condition, state, nature, form, manner; sex; race, family, tribe; choir”), from Proto-Germanic *haiduz (“appearance, kind”). Cognate with Middle High German heit (“person, order, rank”), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍃 (haidus, “manner, way”). More at hade.

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