aþ

See also: -aþ

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *aiþ, from Proto-Germanic *aiþaz (“oath”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑːθ/

Noun

āþ m

  1. an oath
    • c. 7th century, Cædmon, Caedmon's metrical paraphrase of parts of the Holy Scriptures‎[1]:
      he aþ swereþ þurh his selfes lif
      he swears an oath on his own life.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative āþ āþas
accusative āþ āþas
genitive āþes āþa
dative āþe āþum

Descendants

  • Middle English: oth, ooth, ath
    • English: oath
    • Scots: aith
    • Yola: oathès (plural)
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