pønse

Danish

Alternative forms

• pønske (proscribed)
• pynse (dialectal or archaic)

Etymology

From Middle Low German pensen (“think; consider”) or Middle Low German pinsen (“think; consider”), ultimately from Vulgar Latin pensāre (“consider; weigh”) via French penser (“think; consider”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpønsə/, /ˈpœnsə/
• Rhymes: -nsə

Verb

pønse (past tense pønsede, past participle pønset)

1. to think
2. to ponder, meditate (esp. secretively)

   pønse på flygten

   to plan one's escape

3. to consider

Conjugation

Inflection of pønse

	present	past
simple	pønser	pønsede
perfect	har pønst	havde pønst
passive	pønses	pønsedes
participle	pønsende	pønst
imperative	pøns	—
infinitive	pønse	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	pønsen	—

Derived terms

• udpønse (verb)

Further reading

• “pønse” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “pønse” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog