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hede

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables
hede
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Rank; order; condition; quality.

Obsolete

name

A settlement in Härjedalen municipality, Jämtland county, Sweden.

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: hede, *hǣdu, hād, *haiduz

Usage

Inflected Forms

hedes (plural)

Phrases

-head -hood

Frequently Paired Words

hade -head -hood hode

Questions

What does hede mean?
Rank; order; condition; quality.
Where does hede come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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