Middle English Dictionary Entry
pensen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | pensen v. Also (early SWM) peonsīn. |
| Etymology | L pensāre & OE pinsian, Merc. *pionsian, *peonsian, from L. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) To consider (sth.), study, think over; (b) to complain, be fretful or anxious.
Associated quotations
a
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)111b/a : Be al þe signes pensed [Ch.(2): preyse..the tokenes; L pensentur] or þoȝt, & make he collacioun & deliberacioun wele of þe signez & of þe accordyng of hem.
b
- c1230 Ancr.(Corp-C 402)59/15 : Nu þenne þer aȝein ȝeoueð godd ower heorte i softnesse, i swetnesse, in alles cunnes meoknesse & softest eadmodnesse, nawt nu granin & peonsin.