þencan
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *þankijaną. Cognate with Old Frisian thenka, Old Saxon thenkian, Old Dutch thenken, Old High German denken, Old Norse þekkja, Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌲𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 (þagkjan). All ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *teng- (“to think”).
Pronunciation
Verb
þenċan
- to think
- Iċ þenċe, for þȳ iċ eom.
- I think, therefore I am.
- Ne mage wē þenċan þæt wē seċġan ne magon.
- We cannot think what we cannot say.
- Betere is þæt man þenċe tō swīðe þonne tō lȳt.
- It's better to think too much than too little.
Conjugation
Conjugation of þenċan (weak class 1)
infinitive | þenċan | þenċenne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | þenċe | þōhte |
second person singular | þenċest, þencst | þōhtest |
third person singular | þenċeþ, þencþ | þōhte |
plural | þenċaþ | þōhton |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | þenċe | þōhte |
plural | þenċen | þōhten |
imperative | ||
singular | þenċ | |
plural | þenċaþ | |
participle | present | past |
þenċende | (ġe)þōht |
Derived terms
- āþenċan
- beþenċan
- biþenċan
- forþenċan
- foreþenċan
- ġeþenċan
- ġeondþenċan
- oferþenċan
- ofþenċan
- underþenċan
- ymbþenċan