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unthank

noun

Etymology

From Middle English unthank, from Old English unþanc (“displeasure, anger, ill-will”), from Proto-Germanic *unþankaz, equivalent to un- + thank. Cognate with West Frisian ontank, Dutch ondank, German Undank, Danish utak.

  1. inherited from *unþankaz✻
  2. inherited from unþanc — “displeasure, anger, ill-will”
  3. inherited from unthank

Definitions

  1. Lack or absence of thanks or thankfulness

    Lack or absence of thanks or thankfulness; thanklessness; unthankfulness; ill-will.

    • It is always by this unthank that things are given to the observer that we pretend to have access to the truth of the word.

  2. To recant

    To recant; unsay, as what has been said by way of acknowledgement.

  3. To undo or retract one's thankfulness

    To undo or retract one's thankfulness; negate, cancel, or revoke one's thanks.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. A surname.

    2. A number of places in England

      A number of places in England:

    3. A hamlet north of Brechin, Angus council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO6061).

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA