th-

See also: th, Th, TH, 'th, -th, th', .th, and Appendix:Variations of "th"

English

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English th-.

Prefix

th-

(obsolete) The.
‎th- + ‎old → ‎thold

‎th- + ‎art → ‎thart

‎th- + ‎other → ‎thother

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with th-

See also

th'

References

John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “th-”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.

Middle English

Prefix

th-

the (written with elision before a vowel)

Usage notes

Chaucer used forms such as thabsence, tharray, thegle (the eagle), and thingot.

References

“th”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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