"bethinking" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bethinkings [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English bithenking, bithenkyng, bithenkynge, beþenchinge, equivalent to bethink + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bithenking}} Middle English bithenking, {{m|enm|bithenkyng}} bithenkyng, {{m|enm|bithenkynge}} bithenkynge, {{m|enm|beþenchinge}} beþenchinge, {{af|en|bethink|-ing}} bethink + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} bethinking (countable and uncountable, plural bethinkings)
  1. The act of thinking, thinking about, considering, reflecting, or remembering. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-bethinking-en-noun-tkOcAkeI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Etymology: From Middle English bythenkynge, from Old English *beþenċende (compare Old English embeþenċende, ymbeþenċende), equivalent to bethink + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bythenkynge}} Middle English bythenkynge, {{inh|en|ang|*beþenċende}} Old English *beþenċende, {{cog|ang|embeþenċende}} Old English embeþenċende, {{m|ang|ymbeþenċende}} ymbeþenċende, {{af|en|bethink|-ing}} bethink + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} bethinking
  1. present participle and gerund of bethink Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: bethink
    Sense id: en-bethinking-en-verb-be178o5Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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