thanne

See also: þanne

English

Conjunction

thanne

1. Obsolete spelling of than.

Preposition

thanne

1. Obsolete spelling of than.

Middle English

Adverb

thanne

1. Alternative form of than
   • c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.)‎^[1], published c. 1410, Matheu 4:1, page 2r, column 2, lines 3–4; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:

     Thanne ıḣc was lad of a ſpirit in to deſert .· to be temptid of þe fend /

     Then Jesus was led of a Spirit into desert, to be tempted of the fiend.[2]