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
Noun
ġeþanc m or n
- the mind, will, opinion, thought, what one thinks, meaning, intention, purpose; sake
- design, what is thought-out
- act of thinking
Declension
masculine
Declension of ġeþanc (strong a-stem)
feminine
Declension of ġeþanc (strong a-stem)
Derived terms
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- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
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- Old English terms prefixed with ge-
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- Old English nouns with multiple genders
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