An archaic or dialectal spelling of 'dead,' indicating something lifeless or no longer functioning.
An alternate spelling of Old English 'dead' (from Proto-Germanic 'daudaz'), found in Middle English texts and some regional dialects where double consonants were used for emphasis or sound changes.
Medieval scribes often spelled words differently than we do today—dedd with its double-d shows how English spelling was more flexible and phonetic before standardization in the printing age.
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