wanen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch wânen, from Old Dutch wānen, from Proto-West Germanic *wānijan, from Proto-Germanic *wēnijaną.
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aːnən
Verb
wanen
- (reflexive) to misbelieve (believe falsely or incorrectly) oneself to be something
Inflection
| Inflection of wanen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | wanen | |||
| past singular | waande | |||
| past participle | gewaand | |||
| infinitive | wanen | |||
| gerund | wanen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | waan | waande | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | waant | waande | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | waant | waande | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | waant | waande | ||
| 3rd person singular | waant | waande | ||
| plural | wanen | waanden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | wane | waande | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | wanen | waanden | ||
| imperative sing. | waan | |||
| imperative plur.1 | waant | |||
| participles | wanend | gewaand | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Noun
wanen
- Plural form of waan
Middle Dutch
Etymology 1
From Old Dutch wānen.
Verb
wânen
- to expect
- to think, to be of the opinion
- to suspect
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
- bewânen
Descendants
- Dutch: wanen
Etymology 2
From Old Dutch *wanon, from Proto-West Germanic *wanōn.
Verb
wānen
- to wane
- Antonym: wassen
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
- “wanen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “wanen (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “wanen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “wanen (III)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page III
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English wānian.
Verb
wanen
- to moan, to wail, to complain
- (figuratively, of a bell) to sound
- to lament, to bewail
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *wānijan.
Verb
wānen
- to think, to suppose
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Middle Dutch: wânen
- Dutch: wanen
Further reading
- “wānen”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *wānijan.
Verb
wānen
- to suppose, to hope, to guess
Conjugation
Conjugation of wānen (weak class 1)
| infinitive | wānen | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | wānu | wānita |
| 2nd person singular | wānis | wānitos |
| 3rd person singular | wānit | wānita |
| 1st person plural | wānem, wānemes | wānitum, wānitumes |
| 2nd person plural | wānet | wānitut |
| 3rd person plural | wānent | wānitun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | wāne | wāniti |
| 2nd person singular | wānes | wānitis |
| 3rd person singular | wāne | wāniti |
| 1st person plural | wānem, wānemes | wānitim, wānitimes |
| 2nd person plural | wānet | wānitit |
| 3rd person plural | wānen | wānitin |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | wāni | |
| plural | wānet | |
| participle | present | past |
| wānenti | giwānit | |
References
- Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014