geþanc

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gaþankô; synchronically analyzable as ġe- +‎ þanc. Cognate with Old High German gidanc (German Gedanke), Old Saxon githanko.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈθɑnk/, [jeˈθɑŋk]

Noun

ġeþanc m or n

1. the mind, will, opinion, thought, what one thinks, meaning, intention, purpose; sake
2. design, what is thought-out
3. act of thinking

Declension

masculine

Declension of geþanc (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ġeþanc	ġeþancas
accusative	ġeþanc	ġeþancas
genitive	ġeþances	ġeþanca
dative	ġeþance	ġeþancum

feminine

Declension of geþanc (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ġeþanc	ġeþanc
accusative	ġeþanc	ġeþanc
genitive	ġeþances	ġeþanca
dative	ġeþance	ġeþancum

Derived terms

• inġeþanc