grædig

Old English

Alternative forms

• grēdiġ

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)

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

Related terms

• grǣd
• grǣdiġlīċe

Descendants

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