unþanc

Old English

Alternative forms

unðanc

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *unþankaz, equivalent to un- +‎ þanc. Cognate with Old High German undances.

Noun

unþanc m

ill-will, anger, displeasure, an unpleasing act, an offense or annoyance.
not thanks, displeasure expressed in words.

Declension

Declension of unþanc (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	unþanc	unþancas
accusative	unþanc	unþancas
genitive	unþances	unþanca
dative	unþance	unþancum

Descendants

Middle English: unthank
- English: unthank

References

unþanc in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary

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