þancian
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *þankōn.
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
- to thank (+ dative of the person, whom the subject thanks) (+ genitive of the thing, for which the subject thanks)
- Wē þancodon him þissa sweorda.
- We thanked him for these swords.
- 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 | |