þa

• ðā, þǣ, ðǣ

From Proto-Germanic *þai, which shares the same root as Old English þæt.

• IPA^(key): /θɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

þā m or f or n

1. inflection of se:
   1. accusative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative plural

þā m or f or n

1. inflection of sē:
   1. accusative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative plural

þā m or f or n

1. inflection of sē:
   1. accusative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative plural

• Middle English: tha, tho
  • English: tho
  • ⇒ Middle English: thos
    • English: those

From Proto-West Germanic *þō.

þā

1. then
   • 981 C.E. AS Chronicles:

     Hēr cōmon ǣrest þā VII sċipu and ġehergoden Hāmtūn...

     Then in this year first came 7 ships, and ravaged Southampton...

• Generally only used for past-tense statements. In non-past-tense clauses, þonne is used instead.
• When used as an adverb, þā is frequently used as the first element of the clause, with the finite verb immediately following it as the second, although exceptions exist.

þā

1. when, since, because, where
   • early 11th century C.E. Ælfwine’s Prayerbook:

     hīo wæs fēowortȳne ġēara eald þā hīo Crist ācende

     she was 14 years old when she gave birth to Christ

• Does not mean "when" in the interrogative sense. For questions, hwonne is used instead.
• Generally only used for past-tense statements. For "when" in non-past-tense clauses, þonne is used instead.
• Often doubled as þā þā to avoid confusion with the adverb.
• When used as a conjunction, the verb in the following clause typically does not occur immediately after þā (often being found at the end of the clause), unlike when it is used as an adverb.

• Middle English: tha, tho
  • English: tho