Þanki

Old Norse Dictionary - þanki

Meaning of Old Norse word "þanki"

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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