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Old English · verb

þancian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈθɑn.ki.ɑn/
[ˈθɑŋ.ki.ɑn]
Syllables
ˈθɑn · ki · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
thankthanks

Meaning

  1. to thank (+ dative of the person, whom the subject thanks) (+ genitive of the thing, for which the subject thanks)

    Wē þancodon him þissa sweorda.

    We thanked him for these swords.

Conjugation

Conjugation of þancian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular þanciġeþancode
2nd singular þancastþancodest
3rd singular þancaþþancode
Plural þanciaþþancodon
Subjunctive
Singular þanciġeþancode
Plural þanciġenþancoden
Non-finite forms of þancian
Form
Infinitive þancian
Inflected infinitive þancienne
Imperative singular þanca
Imperative plural þanciaþ
Present participle þanciende
Past participle þancodġeþancod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þankōn, from Proto-Germanic *þankōną. Cognate with Old Saxon thankon, Old High German dankōn, Old Norse þakka (Icelandic þakka), and Dutch danken.

Descendants

thank

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