deaþ

See also: death and Death

Old English

Alternative forms

• dǣð

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *dauþu, from Proto-Germanic *dauþuz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰautus. Cognate with Old Frisian dāth, Old Saxon dōth, Old Dutch *dōth, Old High German tōd, Old Norse dauðr, Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌸𐌿𐍃 (dauþus).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dæ͜ɑːθ/

Noun

dēaþ m (nominative plural dēaþas)

1. death

Declension

Declension of deaþ (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	dēaþ	dēaþas
accusative	dēaþ	dēaþas
genitive	dēaþes	dēaþa
dative	dēaþe	dēaþum

Derived terms

• dēaþes eġe
• dēaþlīċ
• dēaþsleġe

Related terms

• dīeġan

Descendants

• Middle English: deeth, deð, dæð, dæþ; deth, deþ, deeþ, deþe, dethe
  • English: death
  • English: deeth
  • Scots: deith, daith

See also

• steorfan
• sweltan