Participles
| Present | beþenċende |
| Past | beþōht |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | beþenċe |
| 2nd sing. | beþenċest; beþencst |
| 3rd sing. | beþenċeþ; beþencþ |
| 1st plur. | beþenċaþ |
| 2nd plur. | beþenċaþ |
| 3rd plur. | beþenċaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | beþōhte |
| 2nd sing. | beþōhtest |
| 3rd sing. | beþōhte |
| 1st plur. | beþōhton |
| 2nd plur. | beþōhton |
| 3rd plur. | beþōhton |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | beþenċe |
| 2nd sing. | beþenċe |
| 3rd sing. | beþenċe |
| 1st plur. | beþenċen |
| 2nd plur. | beþenċen |
| 3rd plur. | beþenċen |
Past
| 1st sing. | beþōhte |
| 2nd sing. | beþōhte |
| 3rd sing. | beþōhte |
| 1st plur. | beþōhten |
| 2nd plur. | beþōhten |
| 3rd plur. | beþōhten |
Imperative
| Singular | beþenċ |
| Plural | beþenċaþ |
Verbs similar to 'beþencan'
beþeccan,
geþencan,
aþencan,
belendan,
besendan,
besengan,
besincan,
bewendan,
beþeodan,
blencan,
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). See: Proto-Germanic '
*biþankijaną', German, old spelling '
bedenken'.
Sample Sentences
Cognates
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