þanc

== Old English == === Alternative forms === þonc === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *þankaz, whence also Old Frisian thonk, Old Saxon thank, Old Dutch thank, Old High German danc, and Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌲𐌺𐍃 (þagks). Old Norse þǫkk, though a feminine ō-stem, is clearly related; probably it was originally a collective of PGmc *þankaz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /θɑnk/, [θɑŋk] === Noun === þanc m thanks, gratitude satisfaction, pleasure thought ==== Usage notes ==== Unlike the modern word "thank," sense 1 is usually, though far from always, in the singular. Sense 2 is only attested in a few set phrases such as sumum menn tō þances (“to someone's satisfaction”). Sense 3 is rare in prose. There the related term ġeþōht is usual. ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: thank