þæs þe

Meaning

1. as, to the extent that

   Iċ nǣfre ǣr þē ne ġeseah, hūru þæs þe iċ ġemunan mæġ.

   I've never seen you before, at least as far as I can remember.

2. because

3. after

4. what

   Ne mæġ iċ þē nāwht helan þæs þe iċ wāt.

   I can't hide from you what I know.

   late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy

5. since

   Þa æfter þrym gearum þæs þe heo gecyrred wæs

   Then after three years since her conversion,...

   late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Eugenia, Virgin"