pønse

Danish

Alternative forms

• pønske (proscribed)
• pynse (dialectal or archaic)

Etymology

From Middle Low German pensen (“think; consider”) or Middle Low German pinsen (“think; consider”), ultimately from Vulgar Latin pensāre (“consider; weigh”) via French penser (“think; consider”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpønsə/, /ˈpœnsə/
• Rhymes: -nsə

Verb

pønse (past tense pønsede, past participle pønset)

1. to think
2. to ponder, meditate (esp. secretively)

   pønse på flygten

   to plan one's escape

3. to consider

Conjugation

Conjugation of pønse

active passive present pønser pønses past pønsede pønsedes infinitive pønse pønses imperative pøns — participle present pønsende past pønst (auxiliary verb have) gerund pønsen

Derived terms

• udpønse (verb)

Further reading

• “pønse” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “pønse” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog