þonne

See also: Yonne

Old English

Alternative forms

þanne, þænne

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þannē, extension of *þan, from Proto-Germanic *þan (“then”), from Proto-Indo-European *só.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈθon.ne/

Adverb

þonne

then, at that time
then, soon afterward
then, in that case

Conjunction

þonne

than
(relative) when

Descendants

Middle English: then(ne), than(ne)
- English: then, than
- Scots: than, then, an
  - ⇒ Scots: thance

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