th-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "th"

English

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English th-.

Prefix

th-

1. (obsolete) The.

   ‎th- + ‎old → ‎thold

   ‎th- + ‎art → ‎thart

   ‎th- + ‎other → ‎thother

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with th-

See also

• th'

 

References

• John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “th-”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.

Middle English

Prefix

th-

1. the (written with elision before a vowel)

Usage notes

• Chaucer used forms such as thabsence, tharray, thegle (the eagle), and thingot.

References

• “th”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.