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Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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Conjunction[edit]
- by that
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' Metres of Boethius, lines 85-89
- Mid þȳ is ġetācnod þæt his trēowa sceal, and his mōdġeþonc, mā up þonne niþer habban tō heofonum.
- By that is betokened, that his trust shall, and his mind, more upwards than downwards aspire to the heavens.
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' Metres of Boethius, lines 85-89