The word "haddest keeping" is spelled with two components - "haddest" and "keeping". "Haddest" is a contraction of "thou hadst", which means "you had" in modern English. It is pronounced as /ˈhædɪst/ in IPA. "Keeping" means "the act of guarding or protecting something". Its IPA transcription is /ˈkiːpɪŋ/. Together, they form the phrase "haddest keeping", which can be interpreted as "you had the act of guarding or protecting something".
The phrase "haddest keeping" can be broken down into two parts: "haddest" and "keeping".
1. "Haddest" comes from the Old English word "hæfde", which is the second person singular past tense of the verb "to have". In Old English, verbs had different forms depending on the subject and tense. "Haddest" specifically refers to the second person singular pronoun "thou" (meaning "you"), paired with the past tense of "to have".
2. "Keeping" in this context refers to the noun form of the verb "to keep". It comes from the Old English word "cēpan" meaning "to hold, observe, or care for". Over time, "keeping" evolved to mean guardianship or protection of something.