Old English · adverb
toeacan
- Part of speech
- adverb
- IPA
- /toːˈæ͜ɑː.kɑn/
- Syllables
- toː · ˈæ͜ɑː · kɑn (3 syllables)
toeacan1 · adverb
Senses
in addition, besides
toeacan2 · preposition
Senses
in addition to, besides
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.
c. 890, The Voyage of Ohthere and Wulfstan
Etymology
Equivalent to tō- + ēaca.
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