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† ˈeadness Obs. Forms: 1 eadnis, 2 ednesse. [OE. éadnis, f. éad wealth = OHG. ôt, ôd, ON. auðr:—OTeut. *auđo-m, auđo-z; see -ness. (The OE. éad adj. wealthy is of doubtful genuineness.) Cf. eadi, eadiness.] Happiness, luxury.a 1000 Runic Poems (Gr.) 4 Os byð..eorla ᵹehwam eadnis and tohyht. c 1200 T...
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† ed, a. Obs. rare. Only in superl. edist or eddist. [Of uncertain origin; it has been identified with the OE. éad happy (cf. eadi, eadness), but the latter appears to be a spurious word evolved from corrupt readings. Perh. ed(d)ist may be a scribal error for oddist, which occurs elsewhere in the po...
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