þat

See also that, and That

Middle English

Alternative forms

• that

Etymology

Old English þæt

Conjunction

þat

1. that

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Old Norse

Etymology

Neuter of sá. Compare Old English þæt ( > English that), Old Saxon that, Dutch het and dat, Old High German thaz ( > German das), Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰 (þata).

Pronoun

þat

1. (personal) it (corresponding to masculine hann, feminine hún)

   Þat var einn dag, er konungr talaði við Tóka ok spurði, hversu gamall maðr Tóki væri.

   It was one day, that the king spoke with Took and asked, how old (of a man) Took was.

2. (demonstrative) that (corresponding to masculine sá, feminine sú)