Part of speech: noun
Gender: masculine
Stem: -a/u-
1. sex, gender; 2. person, an individual; 3. appearance, look(s); 4. state, condition; 5. form, nature, character (also hǽd)
Etymology
[Mod E -HOOD suff ← Prot-Germ *haiduz; Goth haidus “manner, way, mode, fashion”; O Fris -hēd,
-hēde suff; O Sax hēd “status, rank, title”; Dt -heid suff; OHG heit “status, rank” (Mod G -heit suff); O Icel heiðr “respect; honour” (Mod Icel heiður)]
-hēde suff; O Sax hēd “status, rank, title”; Dt -heid suff; OHG heit “status, rank” (Mod G -heit suff); O Icel heiðr “respect; honour” (Mod Icel heiður)]
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