orþanc

See also: orðanc

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Adjective

orþanc

  1. 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

  1. intelligence, skill, cunning, understanding.
  2. 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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