Old English · conjunction
oþþæt
- Part of speech
- conjunction
- IPA
- /ˈoːθ.θæt/
- Syllables
- ˈoːθ · θæt (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- until
Meaning
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until
oþþæt collenferð · cunne ġearwe hwider hreþra ġehyġd · hweorfan wille.
Man must pause when he tells a promise until bold spirit would know clearly where thought of hearts would turn.
Beorn sċeal ġebīdan, · þonne hē bēot spriceð,
Etymology
From ōþ + þæt. Compare Old Saxon untat, Old High German untaz.
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