þa

See also: tha, THA, -tha, þá, thá, and thả

Old English

Alternative forms

• ðā, þǣ, ðǣ

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þai, which shares the same root as Old English þæt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θɑː/

Article

þā m or f or n

1. inflection of se:
   1. accusative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative plural

Determiner

þā m or f or n

1. inflection of sē:
   1. accusative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative plural

Pronoun

þā m or f or n

1. inflection of sē:
   1. accusative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative plural

Descendants

• Middle English: tha, tho
  • English: tho
  • ⇒ Middle English: thos
    • English: those

Adverb

þā

1. then
   • 981 C.E. AS Chronicles:

     Her comon ærest þa VII scipu and gehergoden Hamtun

     then in this year first came 7 ships, and ravaged Southampton

Conjunction

þā

1. when, since, because, where
   • early 11th century C.E. Ælfwine’s Prayerbook:

     hio wæs feowortyne geara eald þa hio Crist acende

     she was 14 years old when she gave birth to Christ