"unthank" meaning in All languages combined

See unthank on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|unthank}} Middle English unthank, {{inh|en|ang|unþanc|t=displeasure, anger, ill-will}} Old English unþanc (“displeasure, anger, ill-will”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*unþankaz}} Proto-Germanic *unþankaz, {{prefix|en|un|thank}} un- + thank, {{cog|fy|ontank}} West Frisian ontank, {{cog|nl|ondank}} Dutch ondank, {{cog|de|Undank}} German Undank, {{cog|da|utak}} Danish utak Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} unthank (uncountable)
  1. Lack or absence of thanks or thankfulness; thanklessness; unthankfulness; ill-will. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-unthank-en-noun-36ixQ-fm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

Forms: unthanks [present, singular, third-person], unthanking [participle, present], unthanked [participle, past], unthanked [past]
Etymology: From un- + thank. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|thank}} un- + thank Head templates: {{en-verb}} unthank (third-person singular simple present unthanks, present participle unthanking, simple past and past participle unthanked)
  1. (transitive) To recant; unsay, as what has been said by way of acknowledgement. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unthank-en-verb--2vpru3Z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 62 8 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 30 43 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 29 63 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 65 5
  2. (transitive) To undo or retract one's thankfulness; negate, cancel, or revoke one's thanks. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unthank-en-verb-nyczJHdK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} unthank
  1. harm; injury; misfortune
    Sense id: en-unthank-enm-noun--D4L9QMY Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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