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þridda had

Old English

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Etymology

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Equivalent to þridda (“third”) + hād (“grammatical person”)

Noun

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þridda hād m

  1. (grammar) the third person
    • c. 995, Ælfric, Excerptiones de Arte Grammatica Anglice
      Sē þridda hād is be þǣm þe sē forma hād spricþ tō þǣm ōðrum hāde ("hē sæġþ", oþþe maniġfealdlīċe "hīe seċġaþ").
      The third person is whoever the first person talks about to the second person ("he says", or in the plural "they say").
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