Old English · adverb
þærtoeacan
- Part of speech
- adverb
- IPA
- /ˈθæːr.toːˌæ͜ɑː.kɑn/[ˈθæːrˠ.toːˌæ͜ɑː.kɑn]
- Syllables
- ˈθæːr · toː · ˌæ͜ɑː · kɑn (4 syllables)
Meaning
besides, moreover
in addition thereto or to that
Mid his hand-cræfte he teolode his and his geferena forðdæda, and ðǣrtōēacan nis nan ðing tocnawen on soðre eawfæstnysse þæt his lareowdom ne gestaðelode.
By his handicraft he toiled for his own and his companions' support, and in addition thereto there was nothing known in true piety which his instruction did not confirm.
c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of St. Paul the Apostle"
Etymology
Equivalent to þǣr + tōēacan.
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