þeah
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See also: yeah
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *þauh, from Proto-Germanic *þauh, corresponding to Proto-Germanic *þau (“in that case”) + *-uh (“and”) (cognate with Latin -que).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]þēah
Conjunction
[edit]þēah [+ subjunctive]
- though, notwithstanding that
- though, even if
- 10th century, The Wanderer[1]:
- Oft him ānhaga · āre gebīdeð,
Metudes miltse, · þēah þe hē mōdċeariġ- A loner oft waits a grace for himself,
Creator's mercy, even if he is sorrowful
- A loner oft waits a grace for himself,
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- English: though
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