geþencan

Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jeˈθent͡ʃɑn/

Verb

ġeþenċan

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġeþenċan (weak class 1)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	ġeþenċan	tō ġeþenċenne
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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