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-aþ
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aþ
Old English
Alternative forms
ang -að
ang -eþ
ang -ᚨᚦ runic
Pronunciation
-aþ
Etymology 1
ang third-person singular :inh gmw-pro:*-ōþ<ety:inh<gem-pro:*-ōþi>>
ang gmw-pro *-ōþ, from ang gem-pro *-ōþi.
Alternative forms
ang -as -es Northumbrian
Suffix
verbf 1
marks the third person singular present indicative of class 2 weak verbs
ang Hit macaþ it makes
Descendants
enm -eth third-person singular
Etymology 2
ang plural
ang gmw-pro *-anþ third person plural indicative ending of weak verbs, from ang gem-pro *-anþi third person plural indicative ending of weak verbs. Cognate with osx -ad, swg -ad.
Alternative forms
ang -as -es Northumbrian
Suffix
verbf 1
marks the first, second and third person plural present indicative ending of strong verbs, class 1 weak verbs, and class 3 weak verbs
ang Hīe cumaþ they come
ang used without postpositioned ang ġē "ġē" marks the second person plural imperative ending of strong verbs, class 1 weak verbs, and class 3 weak verbs
ang Cumaþ! Come! see usage note below
Usage notes
-aþ is used to form the second person plural imperative form of verbs except when the verb is followed by the pronoun ang ġē, in which case the verb takes ang -e second person plural imperative (e.g. cumaþ! ("come!") vs. cume ġē! ("come ye!")).
Related terms
ang -iaþ
Descendants
enm -eth plural
Etymology 3
Suffix
m
ang -oþ; forms concrete nouns from verbs