𐌸𐌰𐌿

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þau.

Conjunction

𐌸𐌰𐌿 • (þau)

1. (in a dichotomous question) or (instead)
2. (after a comparative) than
3. Introduces the result of a conditional clause.

Usage notes

• May be inserted into a prefixed word similar to clitics such as -𐌿 (-u), as in 𐌲𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌿𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌸 (gaþaulaubidēdeiþ).

Derived terms

• 𐌸𐌰𐌿𐌷 (þauh)

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 146