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See also: -aþ

Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

āþ m

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

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

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