þæt an

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Old English

Etymology

Compare Gothic þatainei

Pronunciation

Adverb

þæt ān

  1. only
    • c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Beginning of Creation"
      ...ac hī ǣfre bēoð ymbe þæt ān, hū hi magon Gode ġehȳrsumian, and him ġecwēman.
      ...but they are ever meditating only how they may obey God and be acceptable to him.
    • c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Nativity of our Lord"
      Nā þæt ān þæt he ðone lyre ānfealdlīce ġefylde, ac ēac swylce micclum ġeihte.
      Not only did he simply supply its loss, but also greatly increased it.
    • c. 992, Ælfric, "The Passion of the Blessed Stephen Protomartyr"
      ...and nā þæt ān þæt ðū his frēond sȳ, ac ēac swilce þū bist Godes bearn,...
      ...and not only art thou his friend, but thou art also a child of God,...
    • 11th century, Durham Proverbs, no. 22
      Earg mæġ þæt ān þæt hē him ondrǣde.
      A coward can only do one thing: fear.

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