toeacan

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Equivalent to tō- +‎ ēaca.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /toːˈæ͜ɑː.kɑn/

Adverb

tōēacan

  1. in addition, besides

Preposition

tōēacan

  1. in addition to, besides [with dative]
    • c. 890, The Voyage of Ohthere and Wulfstan
      Swīðost hē fōr þider, tō ēacan þæs landes scēawunnge, for þǣm hors-hwalum, for-þǣm hīe habbaþ swīðe æðele bān on hira tōðum.
      He went there chiefly, in addition to exploring the country, for the walruses, because they have very fine ivory in their teeth.

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