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unthank¹

Where it comes from

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.

noun

  1. uncountable 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.

unthank²

Where it comes from

From un- + thank.

verb unthanks · unthanking · unthanked

  1. transitive To recant; unsay, as what has been said by way of acknowledgement.
  2. transitive To undo or retract one's thankfulness; negate, cancel, or revoke one's thanks.

Unthank³

proper noun

  1. A surname.
  2. A hamlet in Dalston parish, Cumberland, Cumbria, previously in Carlisle district (OS grid ref NY3948).
  3. A hamlet in Glassonby parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY6040).
  4. A hamlet in Skelton parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY4536).
  5. A hamlet in Holmesfield parish, North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK3076).
  6. A hamlet just south of Stanhope, Stanhope parish, County Durham (OS grid ref NY9939).
  7. A hamlet in Alnham parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NU0111).
  8. A locality in Plenmeller with Whitfield parish, Northumberland, which includes Unthank Hall, and the hamlets of East Unthank and West Unthank (OS grid ref NY7363).
  9. A hamlet north of Brechin, Angus council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO6061).

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@misc{unthank_2026,
  title = {unthank},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unthank},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}