View source for T as ET, ÀT, IT, TO

T can be short for 'to, at, it, the' (TO, ET, ÀT, IT, THET/THÀT).

In modern languages:
*het - Dutch
*the, it - English
*das, es - German
Or:
*te - Dutch
*to, at - English
*zu - German

===T as ET ('the') in T.ANFANG/T.BIJIN===
See studies [[ANFANG]] and [[BIJIN]].

Note: '''T.'''ANFANG ÀND'''ET''' ENDE ('''''the''' beginning and '''the''' end'')

===T as TO/ET ('at/to') in T.ÛS/T.US===
'''at/to house/home (Dutch/German: te huis, thuis/zu Hause)'''

[[En 08b Wodin and the Magus|8b. Wodin and the Magus]]

[<nowiki/>[[053]]/15]
#WODIN THENE ALDESTE HÉMDE TO LUMKA.MÁKIA
#BY THÉRE É.MVDE TO ÁST.FLÍ.LAND
#BY SIN ELDRUM '''T.ÛS'''. (i.e. TO/ET HÛS<ref>Compare: TWISPALT HLIP STOLTE INOVERE STRÉTA ÀND FORTH TO THA '''HÛSA''' IN / HJARA '''HUSA''' SEND VP PÀLUM BUWAD</ref>)
Ott 2023
#''Wodin, the eldest, lived {homed} at Lumkamakia''
#''near the Ems Mouth in East Fleeland''
#''with his parents {'''at/to house/home'''}.''
[<nowiki/>[[053]]/20]
#TÜNIS ÀND INKA WÉRON SÉKÀMPAR ÀND
#JUST NW
#BI HJARA FÀDERJA ANDA ALDER.GÁ.MVDE '''T.US'''.
Ott 2023
#''Tunis and Inka were sea warriors and,''
#''at the time,''
#''they were staying in the home of their father’s brother at the Aldergamouth. {by/at their uncle on-the/at-the Aldergamouth '''at/to house/home'''}''
[[En 14e Demetrius and Friso|14e. Demetrius and Friso]]

[<nowiki/>[[126]]/25]

# AS HJU '''T.US''' KÉM
# WARTH HJU WAN.SINNICH.

Ott 2023
#''On her way home {as she '''to/at house/home''' came}''
#''she went mad. {became she 'vain-sensed'}''
<u>Other example</u>

* FON ELDER T ELDER {''from elder to elder''}

=== T as ET: 'it' ===
'''(Dutch/German: het/es)'''

[[En 08c Tunis and Inka|8c. Tunis and Inka Depart]]

[<nowiki/>[[057]]/20]
#AS THA BÉDE NÉVA '''T.ALTHUS'''
#NAVT ÉNES WRDE KOSTE
Ott 2023
#''Thus, as the two kinsmen {as the both cousins/kinsmen '''it-all-thus'''}''
#''could not agree, {not 'one-his' become could: Dutch expression 'eens worden' means 'agree'}''

[[En 18 Title Theft|18. Rika: Title Theft]]

[<nowiki/>[[189]]/15]
#'''T.IS''' WÉR THÀT JRTHA WARTH BIHWÍLA
#ÁK AL.FÉDSTRE HÉTEN
Ott 2023
#'''‘''Tis {it-is}''''' ''true that Earth is sometimes''
#''likewise called ‘all-feederess’''
<u>Other examples</u>

* SA MOT MÀN '''T''' ANDA GRÉVA BARA ''{so must man '''it''' on/to-the reeves make-bare}''
* IN STÉDE FON '''T''' TO DVANDE ''{in stead of '''it''' to do}''
* THAT HJA '''T''' NIWERTH ÔRS VR DÉDON ''{that they '''it''' nothing else over did, i.e.: that they only did it}''

=== T as THET/ET: 'the' ===
'''(Dutch/German: het/das)'''

[[En 09b Jon's Revenge|9b. Jon’s Revenge]]

[<nowiki/>[[065]]/15]
#JON. JÔN. JHON ÀND JÁN.
#IS AL ÉN MITH JÉVEN.
#THACH THET LÉID ANDA ÛTSPRÉK THÉRA STJÛRAR
#THÉR THRVCH WENHÉD ELLAS BIKIRTA
#VM <u>BI '''T'''.FÁRA</u> RÉD ÀND HARD HROPA TO MVGANE.
Ott 2023
#''‘Jon’, ‘Jôn’, ‘John’ and ‘Jan’''
#''all mean ‘given’, {is all one with 'given'}''
#''but this is how steersmen, {but/though that lays/depends on-the 'outspeak' of the steersmen}''
#''who are used to shortening everything, pronounce it {who through 'habitness' all shorten}''
#''so they can say things quickly and loudly <u>while at sea</u>. {to <u>by '''the'''-faring</u> ready and hard/loud call/shout to may}''

[[En 13g Tale and Answers|13g. The Unsociable Man]]

[<nowiki/>[[104]]/15]
#MEN RÉIN KÉM ÀND
#<u>'''T'''.ONHLEST</u> WÉRE THÀT HJU WET WRDE.
Ott 2023
#''But rain came and, with it, {but rain came and}''
#''<u>'''the''' discomfort</u> of getting wet. {the-discomfort were that she wet became}''

<u>Other examples</u>

* BI <u>'''T''' KJASA</u> ÉNRE FORSTE ''{by <u>'''the''' choosing</u> of a king/first-one}''
* THÉR NAVT IN <u>'''T''' BOK</u> NE STAN {there/that not in <u>'''the''' book</u> not stand}

=== examples of not shortened use ===
'''ET/IT/ÀT/ET/IT ('at')'''
*IK HÀV BI THAM <u>'''ET''' HOVE</u> WÉST
*ALL ÔTHERA <u>'''ET''' SÁMA</u>
*VPPA THA WÁGUM <u>'''ET''' FRYA.S BURCH</u> TO TEX.LÁND
*THA FORMA FODDIK <u>'''ET''' TEX.LÁND</u>
*ANDA FODDIK <u>'''IT''' TEX.LÁND</u>
*ALLE STÁTA <u>'''ET''' SÉMNE</u>
*VPPINA ÁSTERWACH <u>'''IT''' FRYA.S BURCH</u>

'''ET/ÀT/IT ('it')'''
*ÀND <u>'''ET''' IS</u> JO BÉTER ''{it is}''
*HOKA THÀT <u>'''ÀT''' MÜGA</u> WÉSA ''{it may}''
*<u>LÉK '''IT'''</u> MY TO THAT <u>'''IT'''</u> KWÁDLIK (...) BIDÉJA <u>KVSTE</u> ''{it appeared ... it could}''

'''IT ('the')'''
*FON OVIRA TICHTA WALDA ÀND OVIR <u>'''IT''' WILDE KWIK</u> ''{the wild animals}''

==notes==
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