þan, adv. and conj. It is often preceded by the enclitic -uh (s. especially under (II), below). There is no distinction in sense between þan and -uh þan; the latter, like þan (which occurs oftener), stands after verbal forms of any kind; -uh þan, never þan, is inserted between a sb. and its prep., also between a prep. and a v., and is frequently found after sums, anþar, ni, rarely after sbs. or adjs. (I) adv., ([1]) dem., then, thereupon; Lu. II, 42; jah þan, and then; Mk. II, 20; ([2]) rel., when, whenever, as long as, (a) w. prs. ind.; Mk. II, 20. IV, 16. 31. 32. (Cp. Lu. II, 42); —jah þan, and when, but when; Mk. IV, 15; (b) w. prt. ind.; Mk. I, 32. II, 25. III, 11; (c) w. prs. opt.; Mt. VI, 2. 5. 6. (II) conj. (continuativ), therefore, then; but, farther, also; Mt. V, 31. 37. VI, 7. 29. Mk. I, 6. 28. 32. II, 5. 6. III, 32. IV, 5. 6. 35. V, 6. 11. 13. Lu. II, 1. 4. 6. 17. 47; —jah þan, and then; Mk. III, 6. 31; and also; Lu. II, 35; for; II. Cor. II, 10; and; Mk. IV, 36; —-uh þan, for; Mt. VI, 32; but, and, now; Mt. V, 31. 37. VI, 7. 29. Mk. I, 6. II, 6. IV, 5. V, 11. 13. II. Cor. II, 16. Skeir. VII, c; —sah þan, and this, and he, etc.; Lu. II, 2. 37. II. Cor. I, 17; for this; II. Cor. IV, 15. [< stem of þata. Cf. OE. ðǫnne (for ðanne), ðǫn (for ðan), ME. þanne, ðan, NE. than, then.]
þana, þanei, acc. s. m. of sa, saei.
þana-mais, adv. ([153], n. 2), further, henseforth, yet, stil; Mk. V, 35. [þana- < stem of þata.]
þana-seiþs, adv. ([212], n. 1), longer, stil; ni þ., no more, no longer; niþ (= nih-h) þan þ., no more, no longer; II. Cor. V, 15; ni þ. ni, no more, no longer; II. Cor. V, 16. [þana < stem of þata; -seiþs (for *seiþis, compar. adv. to seiþus) = OE. sîð (< *sîðiz), compar. adv., later, late; also prep., sinse, ME. sið, NE. sith (Shak.), OHG. sîd, adv., later, MHG. sît, prep., adv., conj., NHG. seit, prep. and conj., sinse.]
þandê (þandei), conj. ([218]), ([1]) if (prop. causal: sinse); Mt. VI, 30. ([2]) because, sinse, for; Lu. II, 30. (([3]) while, until). [OHG. dantâ, therefore, because. Cf. OE. ðenden, ðendǫn, while, until, meanwhile.]
-þanjan, wv. ([187]), to strech, in uf-þ. [OE. ðennan, ME. þenne, OHG. MHG. den(n)en, NHG. dehnen, to strech.]
þan-nu, conj. ([218]), then, so then, therefore, so that, for; Mk. IV, 41. II. Cor. V, 15.
þan-uh, adv. and conj. ([218]), ([1]) adv., then. ([2]) conj., but; Mk. IV, 29. Skeir. VII, d; therefore, then; Skeir. VII, d.
þans, acc. pl. m. of sa.
þanz-ei, acc. pl. m. of saei.