þancian

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þankōn.

Cognate with Old Saxon thankon, Old High German dankōn, Old Norse þakka (Icelandic þakka), and Dutch danken.

Pronunciation

Verb

þancian

  1. to thank
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
      þā wēop sē cyning and þancode gode his gōdan wyllan.
      Then the king wept and thanked God for his good will.

Conjugation

Conjugation of þancian (weak class 2)
infinitive þancian þancienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular þanciġe þancode
second person singular þancast þancodest
third person singular þancaþ þancode
plural þanciaþ þancodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular þanciġe þancode
plural þanciġen þancoden
imperative
singular þanca
plural þanciaþ
participle present past
þanciende (ġe)þancod

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: thanken, thonken
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