-ast

Part of speech: suffix
IPA: /ɑst/
Syllables: ɑst (1 syllable)

-ast1 · suffix

Senses

Used to form the second person singular present indicative of class II weak verbs
lufian (“to love”) + -ast → lufast (“you/thou love”)

-ast2 · suffix · alternative form

Senses

alternative form of -ost

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *-ōs with paragogic -t added from when þū follows (compare Anglian Old English -as), from Proto-Germanic *-ōsi, from Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yési.

Descendants

-est, -st

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