þencan
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *þankijan, 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 edit
Verb edit
þenċan
- to think
- Iċ þenċe, for þȳ iċ eom.
- I think, therefore I am.
- Ne magon 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.
Usage notes edit
This word refers primarily to thinking as in having thoughts. For thinking as in having an opinion, wēnan was most often used.
Conjugation edit
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 edit
- āþenċan
- beþenċan
- biþenċan
- forþenċan
- foreþenċan
- ġeþenċan
- ġeondþenċan
- oferþenċan
- ofþenċan
- underþenċan
- ymbþenċan