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Bethinking

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of thinking, thinking about, considering, reflecting, or remembering. countable, uncountable

    "I propose that we can approach bethinking as the event of thinking the event."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of bethink form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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