toeacan

Old English

Alternative forms

• tōēcan

Etymology

Equivalent to tō- +‎ ēaca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /toːˈæ͜ɑː.kɑn/

Adverb

tōēacan

1. in addition, besides

Preposition

tōēacan

1. (with dative) in addition to, besides
   • c. 890, The Voyage of Ohthere and Wulfstan

     Swīðost hē fōr þider, tō ēacan þæs landes scēawunnge, for þǣm hors-hwalum, for-þǣm hīe habbaþ swīðe æðele bān on hira tōðum.

     He went there chiefly, in addition to exploring the country, for the walruses, because they have very fine ivory in their teeth.

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “TŌĒACAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.