þæs þe
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Old English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Conjunction
[edit]- as, to the extent that
- Iċ nǣfre ǣr þē ne ġeseah, hūru þæs þe iċ ġemunan mæġ.
- I've never seen you before, at least as far as I can remember.
- because
- after
- what
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy
- Ne mæġ iċ þē nāwht helan þæs þe iċ wāt.
- I can't hide from you what I know.
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy
- since
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Eugenia, Virgin"
- Þa æfter þrym gearum þæs þe heo gecyrred wæs
- Then after three years since her conversion,...
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Maur, Abbot"
- Ic sæcge ðe to soðan þæt þu scealt gewitan on ðam sixteoðan geare þæs þe þu munuc wurde...
- I say to thee, in sooth, that thou shalt depart, in the sixteenth year since thou becamest a monk...
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Eugenia, Virgin"