þa

þa

See also: tha, THA, -tha, þá, thá, and thả

Old English

Alternative forms

• ðā

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þai, which shares the same root as Old English þæt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θɑː/

Pronoun

þā m or f or n (demonstrative)

1. nominative plural of se, sēo, and þæt
2. accusative plural of se, sēo, and þæt
3. accusative singular of sēo

Descendants

• Middle English: tha, tho
  • English: tho
  • ⇒ Middle English: thos
    • English: those

Adverb

þā

1. then
   • (Can we date this quote?) AS Chronicles:

     Her comon ærest þa VII scipu and gehergoden Hamtun

     then in this year first came 7 ships, and ravaged Southampton

Conjunction

þā

1. when, since, because, where
   • (Can we date this quote?) Ælfwine’s Prayerbook:

     hio wæs feowortyne geara eald þa hio Crist acende

     she was 14 years old when she gave birth to Christ