reconnaissance

reconnaissance, n.


1. (inspection) scēawung, v.h.a. scouwunga {f. ō}.


2.
(action d’admettre) cnāwlǣccnāw(e)lǣcing (f. ō) ♦ gecnāwnes (f. jō) ♦ oncnāwennes (f. jō).


3.
(gratitude) hyldo/hyldu (f. īn), hylde (f. ōn), v.n. hylli, v.h.a. huldī(n) (f. īn) > all.m. Huld, v.s. huldi, v.fr. helde/hulde (f. īn) ♦ þanc/þonc (m. a) > a.m. thank, got. þagks (m. ?), v.n. þǫkk (f. i), v.h.a. thanc (m. a) > all.m. Dank ♦ þancung (f. ō). avec reconnaissance on þanceþancfullīce > a.m. thankfully ♦ þancweorþlīce. sans reconnaissance unþancwyrþlīce. exprimer sa reconnaissance dōn þancas (-mi) ♦ (ge)secgan þancas (Vf3) ♦ (ge)þancian/(ge)þoncian (Vf2) > a.m. thank, got. þagkjan (Vf1), v.n. þakka (Vf2), v.h.a. danchōn (Vf2) > all.m. danken, v.s. thankian, v.fr. thonkia ♦ þanc cunnan (perf. pr.).