"þy" meaning in Old English

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Adverb

IPA: /θyː/ Forms: þȳ [canonical]
Etymology: From an earlier *þiu, apparently formed from the demonstrative base *þi- with the nominal instrumental ending -ō. Cognate with Old Frisian þiu, Old Saxon þiu, Old High German diu, Old Norse því, Gothic 𐌸𐌴 (þē). Etymology templates: {{cog|ofs|þiu}} Old Frisian þiu, {{cog|osx|þiu}} Old Saxon þiu, {{cog|goh|diu}} Old High German diu, {{cog|non|því}} Old Norse því, {{cog|got|𐌸𐌴}} Gothic 𐌸𐌴 (þē) Head templates: {{ang-adv|þȳ}} þȳ
  1. therefore, for this reason, on that account; because, since; then
    Sense id: en-þy-ang-adv-1wZ~bTio
  2. (used with comparative) the
    Sense id: en-þy-ang-adv-uXdtfd9F
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: þī, þē

Article

IPA: /θyː/ Forms: þȳ [canonical]
Etymology: From an earlier *þiu, apparently formed from the demonstrative base *þi- with the nominal instrumental ending -ō. Cognate with Old Frisian þiu, Old Saxon þiu, Old High German diu, Old Norse því, Gothic 𐌸𐌴 (þē). Etymology templates: {{cog|ofs|þiu}} Old Frisian þiu, {{cog|osx|þiu}} Old Saxon þiu, {{cog|goh|diu}} Old High German diu, {{cog|non|því}} Old Norse því, {{cog|got|𐌸𐌴}} Gothic 𐌸𐌴 (þē) Head templates: {{head|ang|article form|head=þȳ}} þȳ
  1. instrumental masculine/neuter singular of sē Tags: form-of, instrumental, masculine, neuter, singular Form of: sē
    Sense id: en-þy-ang-article-Zpl7S7ds
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: þī, þē

Conjunction

IPA: /θyː/ Forms: þȳ [canonical]
Etymology: From an earlier *þiu, apparently formed from the demonstrative base *þi- with the nominal instrumental ending -ō. Cognate with Old Frisian þiu, Old Saxon þiu, Old High German diu, Old Norse því, Gothic 𐌸𐌴 (þē). Etymology templates: {{cog|ofs|þiu}} Old Frisian þiu, {{cog|osx|þiu}} Old Saxon þiu, {{cog|goh|diu}} Old High German diu, {{cog|non|því}} Old Norse því, {{cog|got|𐌸𐌴}} Gothic 𐌸𐌴 (þē) Head templates: {{head|ang|conjunction|head=þȳ}} þȳ
  1. for the reason that, by reason of; because, since; then
    Sense id: en-þy-ang-conj-rdxt8-HR Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 10 0 18 37 18 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: þī, þē

Determiner

IPA: /θyː/ Forms: þȳ [canonical]
Etymology: From an earlier *þiu, apparently formed from the demonstrative base *þi- with the nominal instrumental ending -ō. Cognate with Old Frisian þiu, Old Saxon þiu, Old High German diu, Old Norse því, Gothic 𐌸𐌴 (þē). Etymology templates: {{cog|ofs|þiu}} Old Frisian þiu, {{cog|osx|þiu}} Old Saxon þiu, {{cog|goh|diu}} Old High German diu, {{cog|non|því}} Old Norse því, {{cog|got|𐌸𐌴}} Gothic 𐌸𐌴 (þē) Head templates: {{head|ang|determiner form|head=þȳ}} þȳ
  1. instrumental masculine/neuter singular of sē Tags: form-of, instrumental, masculine, neuter, singular Form of: sē
    Sense id: en-þy-ang-det-Zpl7S7ds
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: þī, þē

Pronoun

IPA: /θyː/ Forms: þȳ [canonical]
Etymology: From an earlier *þiu, apparently formed from the demonstrative base *þi- with the nominal instrumental ending -ō. Cognate with Old Frisian þiu, Old Saxon þiu, Old High German diu, Old Norse því, Gothic 𐌸𐌴 (þē). Etymology templates: {{cog|ofs|þiu}} Old Frisian þiu, {{cog|osx|þiu}} Old Saxon þiu, {{cog|goh|diu}} Old High German diu, {{cog|non|því}} Old Norse því, {{cog|got|𐌸𐌴}} Gothic 𐌸𐌴 (þē) Head templates: {{head|ang|pronoun form|head=þȳ}} þȳ
  1. instrumental masculine/neuter singular of sē Tags: form-of, instrumental, masculine, neuter, singular Form of: sē
    Sense id: en-þy-ang-pron-Zpl7S7ds
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: þī, þē

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        {
          "english": "and therefore it has now become an evil custom far and wide. (Sermo Lupi)",
          "text": "And þȳ is nū geworden wīde and sīde tō ful yfelan gewunan",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "therefore, for this reason, on that account; because, since; then"
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        {
          "english": "[…] , for that desire, they abandoned it, and wished that, here, the more wisdom there would be in the land the more languages we knew.",
          "ref": "late 9th c., King Alfred, Gregory's Pastoral (Cotton MSS.)",
          "text": "[…] ; for ðære wilnunga hi hit forleton, & woldon ðæt her þy mara wisdom on londe wære ðy we ma geðioda cuðon."
        },
        {
          "english": "they will be the safer and the more confident of victory. (Anglo-Saxon Riddles)",
          "text": "hȳ beoð þȳ gesundran ond þȳ sīgefæstran",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "(used with comparative) the"
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        "1": "ofs",
        "2": "þiu"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Frisian þiu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "þiu"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon þiu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "diu"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German diu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "því"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse því",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐌸𐌴"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐌸𐌴 (þē)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From an earlier *þiu, apparently formed from the demonstrative base *þi- with the nominal instrumental ending -ō. Cognate with Old Frisian þiu, Old Saxon þiu, Old High German diu, Old Norse því, Gothic 𐌸𐌴 (þē).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "þȳ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "determiner form",
        "head": "þȳ"
      },
      "expansion": "þȳ",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "det",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "sē"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "instrumental masculine/neuter singular of sē"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sē",
          "se#Old English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/θyː/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "þī"
    },
    {
      "word": "þē"
    }
  ],
  "word": "þy"
}

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    "Old English article forms",
    "Old English conjunctions",
    "Old English determiner forms",
    "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English non-lemma forms",
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    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation"
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  "etymology_templates": [
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    },
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      "args": {
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      },
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    },
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        "1": "got",
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      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐌸𐌴 (þē)",
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  "etymology_text": "From an earlier *þiu, apparently formed from the demonstrative base *þi- with the nominal instrumental ending -ō. Cognate with Old Frisian þiu, Old Saxon þiu, Old High German diu, Old Norse því, Gothic 𐌸𐌴 (þē).",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "pron",
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        }
      ],
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        "instrumental masculine/neuter singular of sē"
      ],
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        [
          "sē",
          "se#Old English"
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      ],
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      "ipa": "/θyː/"
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    {
      "word": "þī"
    },
    {
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    }
  ],
  "word": "þy"
}

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    "Old English article forms",
    "Old English conjunctions",
    "Old English determiner forms",
    "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English non-lemma forms",
    "Old English pronoun forms",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation"
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  "etymology_templates": [
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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      "args": {
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      },
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        "1": "þȳ"
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "and therefore it has now become an evil custom far and wide. (Sermo Lupi)",
          "text": "And þȳ is nū geworden wīde and sīde tō ful yfelan gewunan",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "therefore, for this reason, on that account; because, since; then"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "therefore",
          "therefore"
        ],
        [
          "because",
          "because"
        ],
        [
          "since",
          "since"
        ],
        [
          "then",
          "then"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "[…] , for that desire, they abandoned it, and wished that, here, the more wisdom there would be in the land the more languages we knew.",
          "ref": "late 9th c., King Alfred, Gregory's Pastoral (Cotton MSS.)",
          "text": "[…] ; for ðære wilnunga hi hit forleton, & woldon ðæt her þy mara wisdom on londe wære ðy we ma geðioda cuðon."
        },
        {
          "english": "they will be the safer and the more confident of victory. (Anglo-Saxon Riddles)",
          "text": "hȳ beoð þȳ gesundran ond þȳ sīgefæstran",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "the",
          "the"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(used with comparative) the"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "used with comparative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/θyː/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "þī"
    },
    {
      "word": "þē"
    }
  ],
  "word": "þy"
}

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    "Old English article forms",
    "Old English conjunctions",
    "Old English determiner forms",
    "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English non-lemma forms",
    "Old English pronoun forms",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
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    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "þi",
            "3": "the"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: þi, the",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: þi, the"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "the"
          },
          "expansion": "English: the",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: the"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "the"
          },
          "expansion": "Scots: the",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: the"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ofs",
        "2": "þiu"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Frisian þiu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "þiu"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon þiu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "diu"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German diu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "því"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse því",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "𐌸𐌴"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐌸𐌴 (þē)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "conjunction",
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    }
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  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "conj",
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    {
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        "for the reason that, by reason of; because, since; then"
      ],
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        [
          "because",
          "because"
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          "since",
          "since"
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          "then"
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      "ipa": "/θyː/"
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    {
      "word": "þī"
    },
    {
      "word": "þē"
    }
  ],
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}

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