𐌸𐌰𐌿
Gothic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *þau.
Conjunction
𐌸𐌰𐌿 • (þau)
- (in a dichotomous question) or (instead)
- (after a comparative) than
- Introduces the result of a conditional clause.
Usage notes
- May be inserted into a prefixed word similar to clitics such as -𐌿 (-u), as in 𐌲𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌿𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌸 (gaþaulaubidēdeiþ).
Derived terms
Further reading
- Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 146