"an" meaning in Old Norse

See an in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

Etymology: Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *þan, possibly through *þannai, whence cognate with Old English þonne (“than”). For similar loss of þ- compare at from earlier Proto-Norse ᚦᚨᛏ (þat), ᚦᛡᛏ (þᴀt). Etymology templates: {{inh|non|gem-pro|*þan}} Proto-Germanic *þan, {{cog|ang|þonne||than}} Old English þonne (“than”), {{ncog|gmq-pro|ᚦᚨᛏ}} Proto-Norse ᚦᚨᛏ (þat) Head templates: {{head|non|conjunction}} an
  1. than
    Sense id: en-an-non-conj-non:than Categories (other): Old Norse entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 91 entries, Pages with entries
     
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