geþencan
Old English
Etymology
From ġe- + þenċan, from Proto-West Germanic *gaþankijan. Cognate with Old Saxon githenkian, Old High German gidenken (German gedenken).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jeˈθen.t͡ʃɑn/
Verb
ġeþenċan
- to remember, bethink, consider
- to conceive, perceive, reflect upon, bear in mind
- 10th century, The Wanderer:
- Forþon iċ ġeþenċan ne mæġ · ġeond þās woruld
for hwan mōdsefa(n) · mīn(ne) ġesweorce- Thus I cannot think over through this world
why would (not) my heart darken
- Thus I cannot think over through this world
- to devise, invent, excogitate, design
- to determine, resolve, mean
Conjugation
Conjugation of ġeþenċan (weak, class 1)
| infinitive | ġeþenċan | ġeþenċenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | ġeþenċe | ġeþōhte |
| second person singular | ġeþenċest, ġeþencst | ġeþōhtest |
| third person singular | ġeþenċeþ, ġeþencþ | ġeþōhte |
| plural | ġeþenċaþ | ġeþōhton |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | ġeþenċe | ġeþōhte |
| plural | ġeþenċen | ġeþōhten |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ġeþenċ | |
| plural | ġeþenċaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ġeþenċende | ġeþōht | |
Descendants
- Middle English: ȝeþencen, iþenchen, ithenchen