aþencan
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *uzþankijan. Cognate with Old High German irdenken (German erdenken). Equivalent to ā- + þenċan.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
āþenċan
- to think of something (meaning "conceive of" or "invent," not "think about")
- The Dialogues of Solomon and Saturn
- Hwelċ mann āþōhte ǣrest mid sylh tō erienne?
- Which person first thought of plowing the ground with a plow?
- The Dialogues of Solomon and Saturn
- to make up something
- Mīn sōþung is þæt iċ hit āþōhte!
- My proof is that I made it up!
- to intend
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of āþenċan (weak class 1)
| infinitive | āþenċan | āþenċenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | āþenċe | āþōhte |
| second person singular | āþenċest, āþencst | āþōhtest |
| third person singular | āþenċeþ, āþencþ | āþōhte |
| plural | āþenċaþ | āþōhton |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | āþenċe | āþōhte |
| plural | āþenċen | āþōhten |
| imperative | ||
| singular | āþenċ | |
| plural | āþenċaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| āþenċende | āþōht | |
Related terms edit
See also edit
References edit
Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “a-þencan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.