thogh
English
Adverb
thogh (not comparable)
- Obsolete spelling of though.
Irish
Pronunciation
Verb
thogh
References
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 31
Middle English
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old English þēah, þēh, from Proto-West Germanic *þauh, from Proto-Germanic *þauh.
Forms with in -o- are presumably instead from Old Norse *þóh, an earlier form of þó, from the same Proto-Germanic source.
Alternative forms
- thegh, thouȝ, though, thowh, þaȝ, þaugh, þoch, þof, þou, þouȝ, þowgh
- þah, þeah, þoh, þohh (Early Middle English)
Pronunciation
- (from Old Norse *þóh) IPA(key): /θuːx/, (originally unstressed) /ðɔu̯(x)/, /ðɔ(x)/
- (from Old English þēh, þēah) IPA(key): /θiːx/, (Northern or early) /θeːx/, (originally unstressed) /ðæi̯(x)/, /ðau̥(x)/, /ðɛ(x)/, /ða(x)/
Adverb
thogh
- (contrastive) However, nevertheless, though.
Descendants
References
- “though, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Conjunction
thogh
- Although, even though, in spite of the fact that.
- Yet, but, though, conceding that.
- (Even) if, whether [with correlative]
- Because, since, for the reason that.
- That [following a negative, usually in an expression of surprise containing wonder]
- (rare) When, at the moment that.
Descendants
References
- “though, conj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
Pronoun
thogh
- alternative form of þou (“thou”)