grædig

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *grādag, from Proto-Germanic *grēdagaz, from *grēduz (“hunger”), equivalent to grǣd +‎ -iġ. Cognate with Old Saxon gradag, Old High German gratag, Old Norse gráðugr (Danish grådig), Gothic 𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍃 (grēdags, “hungry”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡræː.dij/

Adjective

grǣdiġ (superlative grǣdgost) (West Saxon)

  1. (very) hungry, ravenous
  2. greedy, covetous

Declension

Declension of grǣdiġ — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative grǣdiġ grǣdiġu, grǣdġu, grǣdiġo, grǣdġo grǣdiġ
Accusative grǣdiġne grǣdiġe, grǣdġe grǣdiġ
Genitive grǣdiġes, grǣdġes grǣdiġre grǣdiġes, grǣdġes
Dative grǣdiġum, grǣdġum grǣdiġre grǣdiġum, grǣdġum
Instrumental grǣdiġe, grǣdġe grǣdiġre grǣdiġe, grǣdġe
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative grǣdiġe, grǣdġe grǣdiġa, grǣdġa, grǣdiġe, grǣdġe grǣdiġu, grǣdġu, grǣdiġo, grǣdġo
Accusative grǣdiġe, grǣdġe grǣdiġa, grǣdġa, grǣdiġe, grǣdġe grǣdiġu, grǣdġu, grǣdiġo, grǣdġo
Genitive grǣdiġra grǣdiġra grǣdiġra
Dative grǣdiġum, grǣdġum grǣdiġum, grǣdġum grǣdiġum, grǣdġum
Instrumental grǣdiġum, grǣdġum grǣdiġum, grǣdġum grǣdiġum, grǣdġum
Declension of grǣdiġ — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative grǣdiġa, grǣdġa grǣdiġe, grǣdġe grǣdiġe, grǣdġe
Accusative grǣdiġan, grǣdġan grǣdiġan, grǣdġan grǣdiġe, grǣdġe
Genitive grǣdiġan, grǣdġan grǣdiġan, grǣdġan grǣdiġan, grǣdġan
Dative grǣdiġan, grǣdġan grǣdiġan, grǣdġan grǣdiġan, grǣdġan
Instrumental grǣdiġan, grǣdġan grǣdiġan, grǣdġan grǣdiġan, grǣdġan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative grǣdiġan, grǣdġan grǣdiġan, grǣdġan grǣdiġan, grǣdġan
Accusative grǣdiġan, grǣdġan grǣdiġan, grǣdġan grǣdiġan, grǣdġan
Genitive grǣdiġra, grǣdiġena, grǣdġena grǣdiġra, grǣdiġena, grǣdġena grǣdiġra, grǣdiġena, grǣdġena
Dative grǣdiġum, grǣdġum grǣdiġum, grǣdġum grǣdiġum, grǣdġum
Instrumental grǣdiġum, grǣdġum grǣdiġum, grǣdġum grǣdiġum, grǣdġum

Descendants

  • Middle English: gredy, gredi, grædie, grediȝ (Early Middle English)
    • English: greedy
      • Sranan Tongo: gridi
    • Scots: gredy, gredie
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