Bethinking

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bethink \Be*think"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bethought}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Bethinking}.] [AS. be[thorn]encan; pref. be- +
     [thorn]encan to think. See {Think}.]
     To call to mind; to recall or bring to recollection,
     reflection, or consideration; to think; to consider; --
     generally followed by a reflexive pronoun, often with of or


     that before the subject of thought.
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           I have bethought me of another fault.    --Shak.
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           The rest . . . may . . . bethink themselves, and
           recover.                                 --Milton.
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           We bethink a means to break it off.      --Shak.
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     Syn: To recollect; remember; reflect.
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