-aþ

See also: aþ

Old English

Alternative forms

• -að
• -eþ
• -as, -es — Northumbrian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑθ/

Etymology 1

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.

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 cumaþ ― they come

2. Third person singular present indicative ending of class 2 weak verbs.

   Hit macaþ ― it makes

Etymology 2

Suffix

-aþ m

1. Alternative form of -oþ