þeir

Icelandic

/θeiːr/

noun

Definitions

nominative plural of the word hann (hann) meaning "he"; literally meaning "they"
plural of sá (sá)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse þeir.

Origin

Old Norse

þeir

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

they English
*þai Proto-Germanic
de Swedish
dei Norwegian Nynorsk
thei Middle English
þei Middle English
þeir Old Norse
teir Faroese
thē Old Danish
they Sranan Tongo
dier Elfdalian