\Be*think"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bethought}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Bethinking}.] [AS. be?encan; pref. be- + ?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.
      I have bethought me of another fault.    --Shak.
      The rest . . . may . . . bethink themselves, and
      recover.                                 --Milton.
      We bethink a means to break it off.      --Shak.
Syn: To recollect; remember; reflect.

\Be*think"\, v. i.
To think; to recollect; to consider. ``Bethink ere thou
dismiss us.'' --Byron.