geþanc

== Old English == === Alternative forms === ġeþonc, ġeþang === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *gaþank, from Proto-Germanic *gaþankaz. By surface analysis, ġe- +‎ þanc. Cognate with Old High German gidank (German Gedanke), Old Saxon githanko. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jeˈθɑnk/, [jeˈθɑŋk] === Noun === ġeþanc m or n thought, mind c. 992, Ælfric, "The First Sunday in Lent" intention, purpose design, what is thought-out act of thinking imagination c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Purification of St. Mary" opinion late 10th century, Ælfric, "Passion of St. Julian and his wife Basilissa" ==== Usage notes ==== Generally masculine in gender, it is only occasionally neuter. ==== Declension ==== masculine Strong a-stem: neuter Strong a-stem: ==== Derived terms ==== inġeþanc mōdġeþanc ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: geðanc, ȝeðanc, ȝeþank, ȝeþonk, iþank, iþanc, iðonc, iþonc, iðang