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): /ˈθen.den/

Adverb

þenden

1. then

Conjunction

þenden

1. meanwhile, while
2. as long as, until