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bethinking

Today it means: The act of thinking, thinking about, considering, reflecting, or remembering. Full definition →

Middle English bithenking

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bethinking · noun¹

Middle English · inherited frombithenking
English todaybethinking

From Middle English bithenking, bithenkyng, bithenkynge, beþenchinge, equivalent to bethink + -ing.

bethinking · verb²

Old English · inherited from*beþenċende
Middle English · inherited frombythenkynge
English todaybethinking

From Middle English bythenkynge, from Old English *beþenċende (compare Old English þenċende, ymbþenċende), equivalent to bethink + -ing.

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