bethinking
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English bithenking, bithenkyng, bithenkynge, beþenchinge, equivalent to bethink + -ing.
Noun
bethinking (countable and uncountable, plural bethinkings)
- The act of thinking, thinking about, considering, reflecting, or remembering.
- 2013, Richard Polt, The Emergency of Being:
- I propose that we can approach bethinking as the event of thinking the event.
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Etymology 2
From Middle English bythenkynge, from Old English *beþenċende (compare Old English embeþenċende, ymbeþenċende), equivalent to bethink + -ing.
Verb
bethinking
- present participle of bethink