oþþæt
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From ōþ + þæt. Compare Old Saxon untat, Old High German untaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈoːθ.θæt/
Conjunction
ōþþæt
- until
- 10th century, The Wanderer:
- Beorn sċeal ġebīdan, · þonne hē bēot spriceð,
oþþæt collenferð · cunne ġearwe
hwider hreþra ġehyġd · hweorfan wille.- Man must pause when he tells a promise
until bold spirit would know clearly
where thought of hearts would turn.
- Man must pause when he tells a promise