þencan

\þencan¹ irreg wv/t1b 3^rd pres þencð past þóhte ptp geþóht 1. absolute, to meditate, cogitate, consider; 2. where the thought is the object of the verb, to think, have in mind; 2a. where the thought is expressed; 3. to think, suppose, imagine, hold as an opinion or belief; 4. to think of, consider, employ the mind on a subject, meditate, reason: (1) where the subject of thought is in the accusative; (2) where the subject of thought is in the genitive; (3) where the subject of thought is governed by a preposition, to think about, of, on a subject; (4) where the subject of thought is given in a clause introduced by an indirect interrogative; (5) where the construction is uncertain; 5. to direct the thoughts to an object, (a) to look to with attention, turn the thoughts to; (b) to look to with trust, expectation, expect of; (c) where purpose or intention is implied, to turn the thoughts to an action, to be bent upon something, have an intention to do something, intend, mean, purpose; 6. to think of something, where it is implied that effect will be given to the thought, to determine, devise, mean, purpose, intend, (a) with genitive; (b) followed by an infinitive, to think of doing something, intend to do; (b1) with the gerundial infinitive; (b2) with infinitive omitted; (c) followed by a clause; (d) with an accusative, to which a clause stands in apposition; 7. to think of doing something with hope or expectation, to desire, seek, wish, long for; 8. to think, call to mind, originate in the mind, remember, recollect; \þencan mid to remember someone with (a gift) [þanc]; 2. see þyncan