geþanc

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gaþankô; synchronically analyzable as ġe- +‎ þanc. Cognate with Old High German gidanc (German Gedanke), Old Saxon githanko.

Noun

ġeþanc m, n

The mind, will, opinion, thought, what one thinks, meaning, intention, purpose; sake.
Design, what is thought-out.
Act of thinking.

Declension

masculine

Declension of geþanc (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ġeþanc	ġeþancas
accusative	ġeþanc	ġeþancas
genitive	ġeþances	ġeþanca
dative	ġeþance	ġeþancum

feminine

Declension of geþanc (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ġeþanc	ġeþanc
accusative	ġeþanc	ġeþanc
genitive	ġeþances	ġeþanca
dative	ġeþance	ġeþancum

Derived terms

inġeþanc

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