beþencan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *biþankijaną, equivalent to be- +‎ þenċan. Cognate with Old Saxon bithenkian, Old Frisian bithanka, Old High German bidenken (German bedenken), Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌲𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 (biþagkjan).

Verb

beþenċan

  1. To think about, consider; bethink, bear in mind.
  2. To trust, entrust, confide

Conjugation
Conjugation of beþenċan (weak class 1)
infinitive beþenċan tō beþenċenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular beþenċe beþōhte
2nd-person singular beþenċest beþōhtest
3rd-person singular beþenċeþ beþōhte
plural beþenċaþ beþōhton
subjunctive present past
singular beþenċe beþōhte
plural beþenċen beþōhten
imperative
singular beþenċ
plural beþenċaþ
participle present past
beþenċende beþōht

Descendants
  • Middle English: bethenken
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