þencan

== Old English == === Alternative forms === þenċean === Etymology === 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 === IPA(key): /ˈθen.t͡ʃɑn/ === Verb === þenċan to think ==== Usage notes ==== This word refers primarily to thinking as in having thoughts. For thinking as in having an opinion, wēnan was most often used. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: thinken, thenchen, thenken, thynken, thinke, thinkEnglish: thinkScots: think, thynk