þann

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þanǭ, masculine accusative singular of *sa (“that”). Cognate with Old English þone, Old Saxon thana, Old High German den, Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌰 (þana).

Pronoun

þann

  1. masculine accusative singular of sá

Declension
Old Norse demonstrative pronouns
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative sá sú þat
accusative þann þá þat
dative þeim þeirri því, þí
genitive þess þeirrar þess
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þeir þær þau
accusative þá þær þau
dative þeim þeim þeim
genitive þeira, þeirra þeira, þeirra þeira, þeirra


Descendants

In the continental Scandinavian languages, along with Faroese, this form replaced sá as the nominative.

  • Icelandic: þann
  • Faroese: tann
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: dan, den
    • Russenorsk: den, dein, денъ (den)
  • Old Swedish: þæn, ᚦᛅᚿ
  • Danish: den, æ
    • Norwegian Bokmål: den
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