anen
Danish
Noun
anen c
- definite singular of ane
Middle English
Verb
anen (third-person singular simple present anes, present participle anende, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle aned)
- (Northern) Alternative form of onen
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑːnən/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ən
- Hyphenation: an‧en
Etymology 1
Verbal noun form of ane (“guess, sense; suspect”), from Low German anen.
Noun
anen m
- (obsolete) the act of wondering, sensing, assuming or guessing
- 1852, Henrik Wergeland, Samlede Skrifter II, page 274:
- betro’d har jeg dig med ængstlig anen ham, min fattigdoms klenod
- I have entrusted you with an anxious idea of him, the treasure of my poverty
- 1907, Johan Sebastian Welhaven, Samlede Digterverker II, page 196:
- alt er forventning og tungsindig anen
- everything is expectation and melancholic wondering
- 1926, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Samlede Digte I, page 102:
- da gik alle længslens straaler sammen i en salig anen
- then all the rays of longing went together in a blessed wondering
- 1913, Sven Elvestad, Aar og dag, page 85:
- en sorgfuld anen i en ensom nat
- a sad wondering in a lonely night
- Synonyms: anelse, aning
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Noun
anen m
- definite singular of ane
References
- “anen” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).