-aþ

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Old English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑθ/

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *-ōþ (third person plural indicative ending of weak verbs), from Proto-Germanic *-ōþi (third person plural indicative ending of weak verbs).

Alternative forms

Suffix

-aþ

  1. Third person singular present indicative ending of class 2 weak verbs.
    Hit macit makes

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *-anþ (third person plural indicative ending of weak verbs), from Proto-Germanic *-anþi (third person plural indicative ending of weak verbs). Cognate with Old Saxon -ad, Swabian -ad.

Alternative forms

Suffix

-aþ

  1. First, second and third person plural present indicative ending of strong verbs, class 1 weak verbs, and class 3 weak verbs.
    Hīe cumthey come
  2. (used without postpositioned "ġē") Second person plural imperative ending of strong verbs, class 1 weak verbs, and class 3 weak verbs.
    Cum!Come! (see usage note below)
Usage notes
  • -aþ is used to form the second person plural imperative form of verbs except when the verb is followed by the pronoun ġē, in which case the verb takes -e (e.g. cumaþ! ("come!") vs. cume ġē! ("come ye!")).

Etymology 3

Suffix

-aþ m

  1. alternative form of -oþ