þenden
Old English
Alternative forms
- þende
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *þandê, from *þana (“at that, at that time, then”), *þan. Cognate with Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴 (þandē, “while, as long as, because”) and Old High German thanta, danta (“because”). More at then and than.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθenden/
Adverb
þenden
- then
Conjunction
þenden
- meanwhile, while
- as long as, until