þann

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þanǭ, masculine accusative singular of *sa (“that”). Cognate with Old English þone, Old Saxon thana, Old High German den, Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌰 (þana).

Pronoun

þann

1. masculine accusative singular of sá

Declension

Old Norse demonstrative pronouns

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sá	sú	þat
accusative	þann	þá	þat
dative	þeim	þeirri	því, þí
genitive	þess	þeirrar	þess
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þeir	þær	þau
accusative	þá	þær	þau
dative	þeim	þeim	þeim
genitive	þeira, þeirra	þeira, þeirra	þeira, þeirra

Descendants

In the continental Scandinavian languages, along with Faroese, this form replaced sá as the nominative.

• Icelandic: þann
• Faroese: tann
• Norwegian Nynorsk: dan, den
  • Russenorsk: den, dein, денъ (den)
• Old Swedish: þæn, ᚦᛅᚿ
  • Swedish: den; then, dhen (obsolete)
• Danish: den, æ
  • Norwegian Bokmål: den