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 to think about, consider; bethink, bear in mind to trust, entrust, confide ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: bethenken English: bethink