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eádig

  • adjective
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Grammar
eádig, eádeg; adj. [eád happiness, prosperity; ig]
Wright's OE grammar
§135; §431; §443;
Happy, blessed, prosperous, fortunate, rich, perfect; beātus, fēlix, gaudii plēnus, faustus, abundans, opŭlentus, dīves
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  • Se eádega wer

    the happy man,

    • Cd. 72
      • ;
    • Th. 89,
      • 6;
    • Gen. 1476
      • .

  • Se eádga

    the blessed [man ],

    • 90
      • ;
    • Th. 113,
      • 10;
    • Gen. 1885
      • .

  • Seó eádige

    the blessed [maid ],

    • Elen. Grm. 618
      • .

  • Seó eádge

    the blessed [maid ],

    • Exon. 67 a
      • ;
    • Th. 249,
      • 1;
    • Jul. 105
      • .

  • Forðon se biþ eádig

    therefore he shall be blessed,

    • Cd. 220
      • ;
    • Th. 283,
      • 13;
    • Sat. 304
      • .

  • Eádig on eorþan

    rich on earth,

    • 98
      • ;
    • Th. 129,
      • 21;
    • Gen. 2147: Exon. 22 b
      • ;
    • Th. 63,
      • 3;
    • Cri. 1014
      • .

  • Óðer biþ unlǽde on eorþan, óðer biþ eádig

    the one is miserable on earth, the other fortunate,

    • Salm. Kmbl. 732
      • ;
    • Sal. 365
      • .

  • Earm ic wæs on éðle ðínum ðæt ðú wurde eádig on mínum

    I was poor in thy residence that thou mightest be rich in mine,

    • Exon. 29 b
      • ;
    • Th. 91,
      • 25;
    • Cri. 1497: 30 b
      • ;
    • Th. 95,
      • 8;
    • Cri. 1554
      • .

  • Æðeling eádig

    a prosperous noble,

    • Beo. Th. 2454
      • ;
    • B. 1225
      • .

  • Eádig and ánmód

    blessed and steadfast,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 107
      • ;
    • An. 54: Exon. 43b
      • ;
    • Th. 146,
      • 29;
    • Gú. 717
      • .

  • Eádig on elne

    perfect in courage,

    47 b;
    • Th. 163,
      • 25;
    • Gú. 999
      • .

  • To ðissum eádigan hám

    to this happy home,

    • Cd. 228
      • ;
    • Th. 306,
      • 7;
    • Sat. 660
      • .

  • Habbaþ eádigne bearn ealle ymbfangen

    all have encircled the blessed child,

    • 216
      • ;
    • Th. 273,
      • 29;
    • Sat. 144
      • .

  • Eádigra gedryht the company of the blessed, Exon. 32 a; Th.

    101,

    • 26
      • ;
    • Cri. 1664
      • .

  • Eádgest , superl Ðǽr he to ðám eádgestum ǽrest mæþleþ

    where he first shall speak to those most blessed,

    • Exon. 27 b
      • ;
    • Th. 82,
      • 13;
    • Cri. 1338
      • .
Etymology
[
Laym, ædie , eædi, eadi, edi blessed, beautiful:
Orm. ædig blessed:
O. Sax. ódag rich, happy:
O. H. Ger. ótag dives;
Goth. audags blessed:
Icel. auðigr, auðugr rich, opulent
.]
Derived forms
ceáp-eádig, dóm-, efen-, eft-, hréþ-, hwæt-, sige-, sigor-, tír-
Linked entries
v.  eádeg eádga.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “eádig.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/8295.

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