-oþ

See also: oþ and oþ-

Old English

Alternative forms

• -aþ, -uþ

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *-ōþu, from Proto-Germanic *-ōþuz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oθ/

Suffix

-oþ m

1. used to form concrete nouns from verbs

   ‎folgian (“to follow”) + ‎-oþ → ‎folgoþ (“retinue, following”)

   ‎huntian (“to hunt”) + ‎-oþ → ‎huntoþ (“hunting; catch, prey, booty”)

   ‎faran (“to travel, fare”) + ‎-oþ → ‎faroþ (“water in motion, stream; ocean, sea, waves”)

   ‎drohtian (“to conduct oneself, behave”) + ‎-oþ → ‎drohtaþ (“conduct, lifestyle”)

   ‎dugan (“to avail, be capable, be competent”) + ‎-oþ → ‎duguþ (“manhood, virtue”)

Declension

Declension of -oþ (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	-oþ	-oþas
accusative	-oþ	-oþas
genitive	-oþes	-oþa
dative	-oþe	-oþum

Synonyms

• -ing
• -ung

Descendants

• English: -th (partially)