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

Derived terms

• friþāþ
• mānāþ

Descendants

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