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).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /beˈθen.t͡ʃɑn/

Verb

beþenċan

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

Conjugation

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Descendants
  • Middle English: bethenken
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