"-hede" meaning in Middle English

See -hede in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /hɑːd/ [Early-Middle-English, Northern], /hɛːd/, /hɔːd/, /hoːd/ [Late-Middle-English]
Etymology: From Old English *-hǣd, -hād, *-hǣdu, from Proto-Germanic *haiduz. Compare hod. The shift of the vowel from /ɔː/ to /oː/ is unexpected. Compare with a similar change in two and who (though in those cases, it is due to the influence of preceding /w/). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|*-hǣd}} Old English *-hǣd, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*haiduz}} Proto-Germanic *haiduz Head templates: {{head|enm|suffix}} -hede
  1. Affixed to nouns and adjectives to form nouns denoting position, quality, state, condition or collectivity. Tags: morpheme Related terms: -nesse

Alternative forms

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        },
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          "word": "-heed"
        },
        {
          "word": "-hode"
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        },
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        },
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        },
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          "word": "-had"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ed"
        },
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          "word": "-ood"
        },
        {
          "word": "-hote"
        },
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          "word": "-hot"
        },
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        },
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        }
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    },
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    },
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    {
      "word": "-hed"
    },
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      "word": "-hyede"
    },
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      "word": "-hiede"
    },
    {
      "word": "-heed"
    },
    {
      "word": "-hode"
    },
    {
      "word": "-hod"
    },
    {
      "word": "-hood"
    },
    {
      "word": "-hoode"
    },
    {
      "word": "-hade"
    },
    {
      "word": "-had"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ed"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ood"
    },
    {
      "word": "-hote"
    },
    {
      "word": "-hot"
    },
    {
      "word": "-hoþ"
    },
    {
      "word": "-wood"
    }
  ],
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