Þanki

Old Norse Dictionary - þanki

Meaning of Old Norse word "þanki" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

þanki: a, m. [a mod. word from Germ. ge-danke, whence Dan. tanke; appears about or shortly before the Reformation]:—a thought; hjarta, þankar, hugr sinni, a hymn, freq. in mod. usage, the Bible, Pass., Vídal.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᛅᚾᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

Germ.: German.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.

Vídal.: Vídalíns-Postilla.

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