𐌸𐌰𐌿

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þau.

Conjunction

𐌸𐌰𐌿 • (þau)

(in a dichotomous question) or (instead)
(after a comparative) than
Introduces the result of a conditional clause.

Usage notes

May be inserted into a prefixed word similar to clitics such as -𐌿 (-u), as in 𐌲𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌿𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌸 (gaþaulaubidēdeiþ).

Derived terms

𐌸𐌰𐌿𐌷 (þauh)

Further reading

Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 146

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