þæc

Old English

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *þak, whence also Old Frisian thak, Old Saxon thak, Old High German dah, Old Norse þak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θæk/

Noun

þæc n

  1. (architecture) roof
  2. thatch

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative þæc þacu
accusative þæc þacu
genitive þæces þaca
dative þæce þacum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: thak, thakk, thakke
  • ⇒ Middle English: thacche, thetche (influenced by þeċċan (“to cover”))
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