þyncan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þunkijaną. Cognate with Old Saxon thunkian (Dutch dunken), Old High German thunken (German dünken), Old Norse þykkja (Swedish tycka, Norwegian Nynorsk tykkja), Gothic 𐌸𐌿𐌲𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽, Limburgish tönk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθynt͡ʃɑn/

Verb

þynċan

  1. (impersonal) to seem, appear (+ dative)

Conjugation

Descendants

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