þæc

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þaką, whence also Old Frisian thak, Old Saxon thak, Old High German dah, Old Norse þak. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *teg-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θæk/

Noun

þæc n

1. roof
2. thatch

Declension

Declension of þæc (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	þæc	þæcu
accusative	þæc	þæcu
genitive	þæces	þæca
dative	þæce	þæcum

Derived terms

• þæctiġele

Related terms

• þeċċean

Descendants

• Middle English: thakke, thankk, thak
  • English: thack
  • Scots: thak, thek, thack
• ⇒ Middle English: thacche, thetche (influenced by þeċċan (“to cover”))
  • English: thatch