An archaic or Middle English form of 'heed'; to pay attention to or give consideration to something.
From Old English 'hedan' (to care for, guard). Related to modern 'heed,' the form 'hede' appears frequently in Middle English literature, especially Chaucer.
Hede is the ancestor of modern 'heed'—Chaucer would have said 'hede my words' instead of 'heed my words.' You can trace how a single letter's sound changed over 600 years of English evolution.
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