Contionary:-þe

Skundavisk

Etymology

From Middle Skundavisk -the, -þue, from Old Skundavisk -iþō, from Halmisk -iþō, from Proto-Germanic *-iþō.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /θə/

Suffix

-the f. (genitive -the, plural -ther)

1. -th (used to form nouns from adjectives)

   foul > fylthe

   foul > filth

Usage notes

The main vowel of the adjective usually undergoes i-umlaut when the suffix is attached to it. This was originally due to the /i/ vowel of the Germanic suffix, but the umlaut continued to operate after the fall of this /i/ sound through analogy.