Old English · noun
gecanc
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- IPA
- /jeˈkɑnk/[jeˈkɑŋk]
- Syllables
- je · ˈkɑnk (2 syllables)
Meaning
a mock; gibe
jeering; scorn; derision
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gakanką, *kanką (“laughter”), from Proto-Indo-European *gang-, *ganǵ- (“to mock, insult”), equivalent to ġe- + canc.
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