The word "hadst good" is an archaic form of the phrase "had good". The spelling of this word may seem confusing, however, it is pronounced as "hædst gʊd" using the IPA phonetic transcription. The "d" and "st" combination in "hadst" indicates the past tense of "have" and the "æ" vowel sound is pronounced as "a" in "cat". Similarly, "good" is pronounced as "gʊd" with the "ʊ" vowel sound pronounced as "u" in "put".
The phrase "hadst good" is not a single word, but a combination of two words: "hadst" and "good". "Hadst" is the archaic second-person singular past tense form of the verb "have", meaning "you had". "Good" is an adjective meaning "of high quality" or "desirable".
As for the etymology of these individual words:
- "Have" originated from the Old English word "habban" and has cognates in other Germanic languages. The word can be traced back to the Proto-Germanic word "habjanan", which meant "to have" or "to hold".
- "Good" comes from the Old English word "gōd". It has Germanic roots and shares similarities with the Old High German word "guot", the Old Norse word "góðr", and the Dutch word "goed".