pinsian

Old English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pēnsō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpin.si.ɑn/

Verb

pinsian

1. to weigh, judge, estimate, consider, examine

Conjugation

Conjugation of pinsian (weak class 2)

infinitive	pinsian	pinsienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	pinsiġe	pinsode
second person singular	pinsast	pinsodest
third person singular	pinsaþ	pinsode
plural	pinsiaþ	pinsodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	pinsiġe	pinsode
plural	pinsiġen	pinsoden
imperative
singular	pinsa
plural	pinsiaþ
participle	present	past
	pinsiende	(ġe)pinsod

Derived terms

• āpinsian
• pinsung

Related terms

• pīs

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “pinsian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.