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FromOld Norseeð; compareIcelandiceð.
edd n (genitive singulareds, pluraledd)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | edd | eddið | edd | eddini |
| accusative | edd | eddið | edd | eddini |
| dative | eddi | eddinum | eddum | eddunum |
| genitive | eds | edsins | edda | eddanna |
The assimilatedesz- stem ofeszik +-d
edd
FromEnglishhat. CompareScottish Gaelicad, also considered a borrowing from English.
FromMiddle Irishnet(“nest”), fromOld Irishnet(“nest”), fromProto-Celtic*nizdos(“nest”), fromProto-Indo-European*nisdós(“nest”). Cognate toIrishnead(“nest”) andScottish Gaelicnead(“nest”).
The initialn- was lost due to being rebracketed as being from the definite articleyn(“the”).