þakka

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Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

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

  1. to thank

Conjugation[edit]

Synonyms[edit]

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

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

  • þökk (a thank, thanks)

Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

þakka (singular past indicative þakkaði, plural past indicative þǫkkuðu, past participle þakkaðr)

  1. to thank, to show gratitude

Conjugation[edit]

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Descendants[edit]

  • Icelandic: þakka
  • Faroese: takka
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: takka
  • Norwegian Bokmål: takke
  • Old Swedish: þakka
  • Danish: takke
  • Inari Sami: takkâ

Old Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

þakka

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

Conjugation[edit]

Descendants[edit]