Old English

Noun

āþ m

1. an oath
   • circa 7th century, Cædmon, Caedmon's metrical paraphrase of parts of the Holy Scriptures:

     he aþ swereþ þurh his selfes lif

     he swears an oath on his own life.

Descendants

• Middle English: ath, oth, ooth
  • Scots: aith, athe
  • English: oath