geþencan

Old English

Etymology

From ġe- +‎ þenċan. Cognate with Old Saxon githenkian, Old High German gidenken (German gedenken).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jeˈθent͡ʃɑn/

Verb

ġeþenċan

  1. To remember, bethink, consider.
  2. To conceive, perceive, reflect upon, bear in mind.
  3. To devise, invent, excogitate, design.
  4. To determine, resolve, mean

Conjugation
Conjugation of ġeþenċan (weak class 1)
infinitive ġeþenċan tō ġeþenċenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular ġeþenċe ġeþōhte
2nd-person singular ġeþenċest ġeþōhtest
3rd-person singular ġeþenċeþ ġeþōhte
plural ġeþenċaþ ġeþōhton
subjunctive present past
singular ġeþenċe ġeþōhte
plural ġeþenċen ġeþōhten
imperative
singular ġeþenċ
plural ġeþenċaþ
participle present past
ġeþenċende ġeþōht

Descendants
  • Middle English: ȝeþencen, iþenchen, ithenchen
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