th-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "th"
English
editEtymology
editInherited from Middle English th-.
Prefix
editth-
Derived terms
editSee also
editReferences
edit- John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “th-”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.
Middle English
editPrefix
editth-
- the (written with elision before a vowel)
Usage notes
edit- Chaucer used forms such as thabsence, tharray, thegle (the eagle), and thingot.
References
edit- “th”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.