geþanc

Old English

Etymology

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

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
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