þæc

Old English

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *þak, whence also Old Frisian thak, Old Saxon thak, Old High German dah, Old Norse þak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θæk/

Noun

þæc n

1. roof
2. thatch

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	þæc	þacu
accusative	þæc	þacu
genitive	þæces	þaca
dative	þæce	þacum

Derived terms

• þæctiġele

Related terms

• þeċċean

Descendants

• Middle English: thak, thakk, thakke
  • English: thack
  • Scots: thak, thek, thack
• ⇒ Middle English: thacche, thetche (influenced by þeċċan (“to cover”))
  • English: thatch