þancung

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þancungu. Cognate with Old High German dankunga. Equivalent to þancian +‎ -ung.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθɑn.kunɡ/, [ˈθɑŋ.kuŋɡ]

Noun

þancung f

  1. gratitude, thankfulness (+ dative = to someone) (+ genitive = for something)
    • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
      Þæt is tō wundriġenne þæt þā Ēgypte swā lȳtle þancunge wiston Iōsēpe þæs þe hē hīe æt hungre āhredde.
      It's amazing that the Egyptians felt so little gratitude to Joseph for saving them from famine.
  2. thanksgiving

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative þancung þancunga, þancunge
accusative þancunge þancunga, þancunge
genitive þancunge þancunga
dative þancunge þancungum
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