aþencan
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to think of something (meaning "conceive of" or "invent," not "think about")
- to make up something
Etymology
Inherited from *uzþankijan.
Origin
*uzþankijan
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- denken German
- erdenken German
- erdenken Middle High German
- *uzþankijan gmw-pro