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The rhyme confirms that this hapax is a genuine word (rather than a misrepresentation of either pensif, pensant1 or pensance).
s.
aver en pensin
to think, have on one's mind:
(
s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2
)
'Jeo vus mandaie par un meschin: Vener ne deygnastes par seyr ne par maton.' 'Dame,' dist Bovez, 'ne l'ai en pensin Ke si jeo puis m'en yrai a matin'
Boeve 2868
pensin (s.xiiiin)