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 ÀNDET 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)

K2. Wodin

• [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) — Wodin, the eldest, lived {homed} at Lumkamakia near the Ems Mouth in East Fleeland with his parents {at/to house/home}.
• [053/20] TÜNIS ÀND INKA WÉRON SÉKÀMPAR ÀND JUST NW BI HJARA FÀDERJA ANDA ALDER.GÁ.MVDE T.US — 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}

S3b. Demetrius and Friso

• [126/25] AS HJU T.US KÉM WARTH HJU WAN.SINNICH — On her way home {as she to/at house/home came} she went mad. {became she ‘vain-sensed’}

Other example

• FON ELDER T ELDER — from elder to elder

T as ET: it

(Dutch/German: het/es)

K3a. Tunis and Inka

[057/20] AS THA BÉDE NÉVA T.ALTHUS NAVT ÉNES WRDE KOSTE — 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}

Y. Rika: Title Theft

[189/15] T.IS WÉR THÀT JRTHA WARTH BIHWÍLA ÁK AL.FÉDSTRE HÉTEN — ‘Tis {it-is} true that Earth is sometimes likewise called ‘all-feederess’

Other examples

• 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)

L1b. Jon’s Fleet

[065/19] VM BI T.FÁRA RÉD ÀND HARD HROPA TO MVGANE — so they can say things quickly and loudly while at sea. {to by the-faring ready and hard/loud call/shout to may}

R5. The Unsociable Man

[104/15] MEN RÉIN KÉM ÀND T.ONHLEST WÉRE THÀT HJU WET WRDE — But rain came and, with it, {but rain came and} the discomfort of getting wet. {the-discomfort were that she wet became}

Other examples

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

examples of not shortened use

ET / IT / ÀT / ET / IT (at)

• IK HÀV BI THAM ET HOVE WÉST
• ALL ÔTHERA ET SÁMA
• VPPA THA WÁGUM ET FRYA.S BURCH TO TEX.LÁND
• THA FORMA FODDIK ET TEX.LÁND
• ANDA FODDIK IT TEX.LÁND
• ALLE STÁTA ET SÉMNE
• VPPINA ÁSTERWACH IT FRYA.S BURCH

ET / ÀT / IT (it)

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

IT (the)

• FON OVIRA TICHTA WALDA ÀND OVIR IT WILDE KWIK {the wild animals}