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)
- nominative plural of se, sēo, and þæt
- accusative plural of se, sēo, and þæt
- accusative singular of sēo
Descendants
- Middle English: tha, tho
- English: tho
- ⇒ Middle English: thos
- English: those
Adverb
þā
- 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
- (Can we date this quote?) AS Chronicles:
Conjunction
þā
- 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
- (Can we date this quote?) Ælfwine’s Prayerbook: