deaþ

See also: death and Death

Old English

Alternative forms

dǣð

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dauþuz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰautus. Cognate with Old Frisian dāth (West Frisian dead), Old Saxon dōth, Old Dutch *dōth (Dutch dood), Old High German tōd (German Tod), Old Norse dauðr, dauði (Danish død, Swedish död, Norwegian død), Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌸𐌿𐍃 (dauþus).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdæːɑ̯θ/

Noun

dēaþ m (nominative plural dēaþas)

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

dēaþlīċ

Related terms

dēad

Descendants

Middle English: deeth
- English: death
- Scots: deth, daith