hede

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points: 8
Words With Friends: 7
Letters: 4

Definition of hede

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

(obsolete)Rank; order; condition; quality.

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noun

(obsolete)Rank; order; condition; quality.

name

A settlement in Härjedalen municipality, Jämtland county, Sweden.

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Etymology

From Middle English hede, from Old English *hǣdu, feminine form of Old English hād (“person, individual, character, individuality; degree, rank, order, office; condition, state, nature, form, manner; sex; race, family, tribe; choir”), from Proto-Germanic *haiduz (“appearance, kind”). Cognate with Middle High German heit (“person, order, rank”), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍃 (haidus, “manner, way”). More at hade.