Old English · verb
geþencan
Normalised ġeþenċan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 1
- IPA
- /jeˈθen.t͡ʃɑn/
- Syllables
- je · ˈθen · t͡ʃɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- excogitatebethinkinventrememberreflectresolve
Meaning
-
to remember, bethink, consider
-
to conceive, perceive, reflect upon, bear in mind
for hwan mōdsefa(n) · mīn(ne) ġesweorce
Thus I cannot think over through this world why would (not) my heart darken
Forþon iċ ġeþenċan ne mæġ · ġeond þās woruld -
to devise, invent, excogitate, design
-
to determine, resolve, mean
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | ġeþenċe | ġeþōhte |
| 2nd singular | ġeþenċestġeþencst | ġeþōhtest |
| 3rd singular | ġeþenċeþġeþencþ | ġeþōhte |
| Plural | ġeþenċaþ | ġeþōhton |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | ġeþenċe | ġeþōhte |
| Plural | ġeþenċen | ġeþōhten |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | ġeþenċan |
| Inflected infinitive | ġeþenċenne |
| Imperative singular | ġeþenċ |
| Imperative plural | ġeþenċaþ |
| Present participle | ġeþenċende |
| Past participle | ġeþōht |
All forms (16)
Etymology
From ġe- + þenċan, from Proto-West Germanic *gaþankijan. Cognate with Old Saxon githenkian, Old High German gidenken (German gedenken).
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