Old English · verb
beþencan
Normalised beþenċan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 1
- IPA
- /beˈθen.t͡ʃɑn/
- Syllables
- be · ˈθen · t͡ʃɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- bethinkconfideentrust
Meaning
-
to think about, consider; bethink, bear in mind
-
to trust, entrust, confide
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | beþenċe | beþōhte |
| 2nd singular | beþenċestbeþencst | beþōhtest |
| 3rd singular | beþenċeþbeþencþ | beþōhte |
| Plural | beþenċaþ | beþōhton |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | beþenċe | beþōhte |
| Plural | beþenċen | beþōhten |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | beþenċan |
| Inflected infinitive | beþenċenne |
| Imperative singular | beþenċ |
| Imperative plural | beþenċaþ |
| Present participle | beþenċende |
| Past participle | beþōht |
All forms (16)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *biþankijaną, equivalent to be- + þenċan. Cognate with Old Saxon bithenkian, Old Frisian bithanka, Old High German bidenken (German bedenken), Gothic (biþagkjan).
Descendants
bethink
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