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

1. ill-will, anger, displeasure, an unpleasing act, an offense or annoyance
2. 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

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “unþanc”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.