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V

to meditate, cogitate, consider

Source: https://bosworthtoller.com/31654

Attested in Aelfric's Colloquy 2 ("þenċende")

originates from: PGmc *þankjan- "think" (þankjan- > þąnkjan > þąnċjan > þenċjan > þenċan) through pgmc-to-oe
(source: Kroonen 2013:533)
Inflected forms
þenċende "to think.part" (oe-participle)