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þau

þau

See also: yau, thau, and thău

Gothic

Romanization

þau

  1. Romanization of 𐌸𐌰𐌿

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Pronoun

þau n pl

  1. (personal pronoun) they (referring to a mixed male/female group), nominative plural of það (it)
    Þau eru skemmtileg
    They are fun.
    Þau elska þau.
    They love them.
  1. (personal pronoun) them (referring to a mixed male/female group), accusative plural of það (it)
    Hver heldurðu hafi myrt þau?
    Who do you suppose killed them?
    Þau elska þau
    They love them.

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þō (they, those), plural neuter of *sa (that). Cognate with Old English þā, Old Saxon thē, Old High German diu, Gothic 𐌸𐍉 (þō).

Pronoun

þau

  1. they, them (third-person nominative and accusative plural neuter personal pronoun)
  2. those (nominative and accusative plural neuter demonstrative pronoun)

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