þancian

Old English

Alternative forms

• þoncian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθɑn.ki.ɑn/, [ˈθɑŋ.ki.ɑn]

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

• þancung

Related terms

• þanc

Descendants

• Middle English: thanken, thonken
  • English: thank
  • Scots: thank, thonk