geþencan

Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jeˈθen.t͡ʃɑn/

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

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Descendants
  • Middle English: ȝeþencen, iþenchen, ithenchen
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