dank
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Middle English danke, first recorded circa 1310 (as verb; circa 1410 as noun), Germanic: perhaps from Scandinavian or German.
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[edit] Verb
dank (third-person singular simple present danks, present participle danking, simple past and past participle danked)
[edit] Noun
dank (plural danks)
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dank (comparative danker, superlative dankest)
- dark, damp and humid.
- The dank cave was chilly and spooky.
- (figuratively) highly potent
- That was very dank marijuana.
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dark, damp and humid
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[edit] Dutch
[edit] Etymology
From Old Dutch *thank, from Proto-Germanic *þankaz.
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dank m. (uncountable)
- Gratitude, thanks
- A show/token of recognition
- A reward, recompense
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- danken (verb)
- dankbaar, dankbaarheid, ondankbaar, ondankbaarheid
- dankloos
- dankwoord n.
- dankzeggen (verb)
- afdanken (verb)
- bedanken (verb)
- plasdank m.
- stank voor dank
[edit] Verb
dank
[edit] German
[edit] Etymology
Cognate with danken and Dutch dank; compare the Latin grātia.
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dank
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