unþanc
Old English
Alternative forms
- unðanc — edh spelling
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *unþankaz, equivalent to un- + þanc. Cognate with Old High German undances.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈunˌθɑnk/, [ˈunˌθɑŋk]
Noun
unþanc m
- ill-will, anger, displeasure, an unpleasing act, an offense or annoyance
- not thanks, displeasure expressed in words
- (+ genitive unwilling person) used in the genitive singular to express lack of willingness or consent, where Modern English would use an adverb or prepositional phrase: unwillingly, unconsensually, without one's consent, against one's will
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | unþanc | unþancas |
| accusative | unþanc | unþancas |
| genitive | unþances | unþanca |
| dative | unþance | unþancum |
Descendants
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “unþanc”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.