ge-þencan, w. acc.: 1) to think of: þät he his selfa ne mäg ... ende ge-þencean (so that he himself may not think of, know, its limit), [1735].—2) to be mindful: imper. sg. ge-þenc nu ... hwät wit geó spræcon, [1475].
[þenden]: 1) adv., at this time, then, whilst: nalles fâcen-stafas Þeód-Scyldingas þenden fremedon (not at all at this time had the Scyldings done foul deeds), [1020] (referring to [1165]; cf. Wîdsîð, 45 seqq.); þenden reáfode rinc ôðerne (whilst one warrior robbed another, i.e. Eofor robbed Ongenþeów), [2986].—2) conj., so long as, whilst, [30], [57], [284], [1860], [2039], [2500], [3028];—whilst, [2419]. With subj., whilst, as long as: þenden þu môte, [1178]; þenden þu lifige, [1255]; þenden hyt sý (whilst the heat lasts), [2650].
[þengel], st. m., prince, lord, ruler: acc. sg. hringa þengel (Beówulf), [1508].
[þes] (m.), þeós (f.), þis (n.), demons. pron., this: nom. sg. [411], [432], [1703]; f., [484]; nom. acc. neut., [2156], [2252], [2644]; þys, [1396]; acc. sg. m. þisne, [75]; f. þâs, [1682]; dat. sg. neut. þissum, [1170]; þyssum, [2640]; f. þisse, [639]; gen. m. þisses, [1217]; f. þisse, [929]; neut. þysses, [791], [807]; nom. pl. and acc. þâs, [1623], [1653], [2636], [2641]; dat. þyssum, [1063], [1220].
[þearf], st. f., need: nom. sg. þearf, [1251], [2494], [2638]; þâ him wäs manna þearf (as he was in need of men), [201]; acc. sg. þearfe, [1457], [2580], [2850]; fremmað ge nu leóda þearfe (do ye now what is needful for the folk), [2802]; dat. sg. ät þearfe, [1478], [1526], [2695], [2710]; acc. pl. se for andrysnum ealle beweotede þegnes þearfe (who would supply in courtesy all the thane's needs), [1798] (cf. sele-þegn, [1795].—Comp.: firen-, nearo-, ofer-þearf.
[a]þearf]. See [þurfan].
ge-[þearfian], w. v., = necessitatem imponere: pret. part. þâ him swâ ge-þearfod wäs (since so they found it necessary), [1104].