þæn

Old Swedish

Alternative forms

• ᚦᛅᚿ

Etymology

Originally accusative of sā, from Old Norse sá, from Proto-Germanic *sa.

Pronoun

þæn

1. (demonstrative pronoun): that

Declension

Declension of þæn, sā(r)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þæn, sā(r)	þē, þø̄n, sū	þæt
accusative	þæn	þā, þē	þæt
dative	þēm, þæm	þēri	þȳ, þī
genitive	þæs	þēra	þæs
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þēr	þā(r)	þø̄(n), þē
accusative	þā, þē	þā(r)	þø̄(n), þē
dative	þēm, þø̄m, þom	þēm, þø̄m, þom	þēm, þø̄m, þom
genitive	þēra	þēra	þēra

Notes: The nominatives sā(r) and sū are only attested in the earliest texts from the 13th century. These forms had fallen out of use by the 14th century.

Descendants

• Swedish: den; then, dhen (obsolete)