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Old English
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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-West Germanic *-anþ (“third person plural indicative ending of weak verbs”), from Proto-Germanic *-anþi (“third person plural indicative ending of weak verbs”). Cognate with Old Saxon -ad, Swabian -ad.
Suffix
-aþ
- First, second and third person plural present indicative ending of strong verbs, class 1 weak verbs, and class 3 weak verbs.
- Hīe cumaþ ― they come
- Third person singular present indicative ending of class 2 weak verbs.
- Hit macaþ ― it makes
Etymology 2
Suffix
-aþ m
- Alternative form of -oþ