þæc

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þak, whence also Old Frisian thak, Old Saxon thak, Old High German dah, Old Norse þak.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /θæk/

Noun

þæc n

roof
thatch

Declension

Declension of þæc (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	þæc	þacu
accusative	þæc	þacu
genitive	þæces	þaca
dative	þæce	þacum

Derived terms

þæctiġele

Related terms

þeċċean

Descendants

Middle English: thakke, thankk, thak
- English: thack
- Scots: thak, thek, thack
⇒ Middle English: thacche, thetche (influenced by þeċċan (“to cover”))
- English: thatch

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