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Contents
1
Old English
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Noun
1.3.1
Declension
1.3.2
Descendants
Old English
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Etymology
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From
Proto-West Germanic
*aiþ
, from
Proto-Germanic
*aiþaz
(
“
oath
”
)
.
Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
/ɑːθ/
Noun
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āþ
m
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
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Declension of
aþ
(strong a-stem)
Case
Singular
Plural
nominative
āþ
āþas
accusative
āþ
āþas
genitive
āþes
āþa
dative
āþe
āþum
Descendants
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Middle English:
oth
,
ooth
,
ath
English:
oath
Scots:
aith
Yola:
oathès
(
plural
)