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
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
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