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had

Pronunciation: /xɑːd/

“had” is an Old English word. Its 12 meanings in English:

noun

  1. person, individual
  2. a character
  3. individuality
  4. rank, status
  5. a person of the Trinity
  6. honor, dignity
  7. office (especially religious)
  8. state, condition; nature, manner
  9. sex, gender
  10. grammatical person
  11. race; kindred, family; tribe, group
  12. choir

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *haidu, from Proto-Germanic *haiduz (“state, condition, rank, person”). Akin to Old Norse heiðr (“dignity, honor”), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍃 (haidus, “manner”).

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