-aþ
See also: aþ
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
- -as, -es — Northumbrian
Suffix
-aþ
- Third person singular present indicative ending of class 2 weak verbs.
- Hit macaþ ― it 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
- -as, -es — Northumbrian
Suffix
-aþ
- First, second and third person plural present indicative ending of strong verbs, class 1 weak verbs, and class 3 weak verbs.
- Hīe cumaþ ― they come
- (used without postpositioned "ġē") Second person plural imperative ending of strong verbs, class 1 weak verbs, and class 3 weak verbs.
- Cumaþ! ― 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!")).
Related terms
Etymology 3
Suffix
-aþ m
- alternative form of -oþ