þakka

See also: yakka

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þakka, from Proto-Germanic *þankōną. Cognates include Faroese takka, Danish and Norwegian takke, Swedish tacka, English thank, Dutch danken and German danken.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθahka/
  • (file)
    Rhymes: -ahka

Verb

þakka (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative þakkaði, supine þakkað)

  1. to thank

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • flytja þökk (“bring thanks”)
  • færa þökk (“bring thanks”)
  • gjalda þökk (“pay thanks”)
  • tjá þökk (“express thanks”)

Derived terms

  • þakka þér (singular) (literally “(I) thank you”)
    • þakka þér fyrir (singular) (literally “thank you for ...”)
    • þakka ykkur fyrir (plural) (literally “thank you for ...”)
  • þakka yður (singular, formal; rare) (literally “(I) thank you ...”)
    • þakka yður fyrir (singular and plural, formal; rare) (literally “thank you for ...”)
  • þökk (a thank, thanks)

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þankōną, akin to Old English þancian, Old Saxon thankon, Old High German dankōn.

Verb

þakka

  1. to thank, to show gratitude
  • þǫkk

Descendants


Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse þakka, from Proto-Germanic *þankōną.

Verb

þakka

  1. to thank
  2. to praise
  3. to reward

Conjugation

Descendants

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