orþanc

See also: orðanc

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From or- +‎ þanc. Cognate with Old High German urdank.

Adjective

orþanc

cunning, skillful
- Maxims II, 1-2
  Cyning sceal rice healdan. Ceastra beoð feorran gesyne,
  orðanc enta geweorc, þa þe on þysse eorðan syndon [...]
  A king must hold a kingdom. Cities will be seen from afar,
  the cunning work of the giants; those on this earth are [...]

Noun

orþanc m

intelligence, skill, cunning, understanding.
something made cunningly or skillfully.

Inflection

Declension of orþanc (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	orþanc	orþancas
accusative	orþanc	orþancas
genitive	orþances	orþanca
dative	orþance	orþancum

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