Old English · suffix
-od
- Part of speech
- suffix
- IPA
- /od/
- Syllables
- od (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- iiparticiples
Meaning
-
Used to form the past participle of class II weak verbs
lufian (“to love”) + -od → lufod (“loved”)
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Forms adjectives from nouns and class 2 weak past participles, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
hēafod (“head”) + -od → ġehēafdod (“headed; having a head”)
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | -od | -odu-odo | -od |
| Accusative | -odne | -ode | -od |
| Genitive | -odes | -odre | -odes |
| Dative | -odum | -odre | -odum |
| Instrumental | -ode | -odre | -ode |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | -ode | -oda-ode | -odu-odo |
| Accusative | -ode | -oda-ode | -odu-odo |
| Genitive | -odra | -odra | -odra |
| Dative | -odum | -odum | -odum |
| Instrumental | -odum | -odum | -odum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | -oda | -ode | -ode |
| Accusative | -odan | -odan | -ode |
| Genitive | -odan | -odan | -odan |
| Dative | -odan | -odan | -odan |
| Instrumental | -odan | -odan | -odan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | -odan | -odan | -odan |
| Accusative | -odan | -odan | -odan |
| Genitive | -odra-odena | -odra-odena | -odra-odena |
| Dative | -odum | -odum | -odum |
| Instrumental | -odum | -odum | -odum |
All forms (12)
Etymology
From a merger of Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz (adjective suffix) (from Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos) and Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz (class 2 weak past participle).
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