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Gothic
Romanization
þus
- Romanization of 𐌸𐌿𐍃
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English þus, from Proto-West Germanic *þus.
Pronunciation
Adverb
þus
- So, thus (in this way; in the described way)
- In the previously mentioned way; the same (way)
- So; to such an extent (that)
- Thus, therefore; due to this, as a result.
- Then, next; after that, afterwards.
- (rare) Altogether, totally.
Descendants
References
- “thus, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- Brink, Daniel (1992) “Variation between <þ-> and <t-> in the Ormulum”, in Irmengard Rauch, Gerald F. Carr and Robert L. Kyes, editors, On Germanic Linguistics: Issues and Methods (Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs; 68), De Gruyter Mouton, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 21-35.
- Thurber, Beverly A. (2011 February 15) “Voicing of Initial Interdental Fricatives in Early Middle English Function Words”, in Journal of Germanic Linguistics, volume 23, number 1, Cambridge University Press, →DOI, pages 65-81.
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *þus.
Pronunciation
Adverb
þus
- in this way, like this; thus
Ġif þū þone flān þus sċīetst, þū slihst þone mierċels.- If you shoot the arrow like this, you'll hit the target.
Þus wæs weorold ġesċeapen.- This is how the world was created. (Literally: "Like this was the world created.")
- this (meaning "to this extent")
Ġesāwe þū ǣfre þus miċel mos?- Have you ever seen this much moss?
Āscast þū simle þus fela āscunga?- Do you always ask this many questions?
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