a. Obs. rare. Only in superl. edist or eddist. [Of uncertain origin; it has been identified with the OE. éad happy (cf. EADI, EADNESS), but the latter appears to be a spurious word evolved from corrupt readings. Perh. ed(d)ist may be a scribal error for oddist, which occurs elsewhere in the poem.] ? Distinguished in war.
c. 1400. Destr. Troy, 5324. Ercules, þat honerable, edist of my knightes. Ibid., 5950. Ector … eddist of knightes.
