Tranked vs Thanked - What's the difference?
tranked | thanked |
(thank)
(obsolete) An expression of appreciation; a thought.
* Bible, Luke vi. 33
* Milton
To express gratitude or appreciation to someone.
* 1900 , , (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz) Chapter 23
* , chapter=4
, title= Credit or hold something responsible.
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, title=(The Celebrity), chapter=5
, passage=But Miss Thorn relieved the situation by laughing aloud,
As verbs the difference between tranked and thanked
is that tranked is (trank) while thanked is (thank).thanked
English
Verb
(head)thank
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) . Compare Dutch dank, German Dank.Noun
(en noun)- If ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.
- What great thank , then, if any man, reputed wise and constant, will neither do, nor permit others under his charge to do, that which he approves not, especially in matter of sin?
Etymology 2
From (etyl) . Compare Dutch and German danken.Verb
(en verb)- The Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman and the Lion now thanked the Good Witch earnestly for her kindness; and Dorothy exclaimed:
Mr. Pratt's Patients, passage=I told him about everything I could think of; and what I couldn't think of he did. He asked about six questions during my yarn, but every question had a point to it. At the end he bowed and thanked me once more. As a thanker he was main-truck high; I never see anybody so polite.}}