geþencan

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Old English

Etymology

From ġe- +‎ þenċan. Cognate with Old Saxon githenkian, Old High German gidenken (German gedenken).

Pronunciation

Verb

ġeþenċan

  1. to remember, bethink, consider
  2. to conceive, perceive, reflect upon, bear in mind
  3. to devise, invent, excogitate, design
  4. to determine, resolve, mean

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Middle English: ȝeþencen, iþenchen, ithenchen