wanian
Old English
Alternative forms
- ƿānian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *wainōną (“to cry, weep”). Cognate with Old High German weinōn (“to weep”).
Verb
wānian
- to complain, bewail, lament, bemoan
Conjugation
Conjugation of wānian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | wānian | tō wānienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | wānie wāniġe | wānode |
| 2nd-person singular | wānast | wānodest |
| 3rd-person singular | wānaþ | wānode |
| plural | wāniaþ wāniġaþ | wānodon |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | wānie wāniġe | wānode |
| plural | wānien wāniġen | wānoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | wāna | |
| plural | wāniaþ wāniġaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| wāniende wāniġende | (ġe)wānod | |
Descendants
- Middle English: wanien, weinen, wonien
- Scots: ween
- English: ween (Northern England)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *wanōną, *wanāną (“to lessen”).
Verb
wanian
- (transitive) to diminish, lessen, curtail, injure, impair, take from; infringe, annul
- (intransitive) to diminish, dwindle, decline, fade, decay; wane
Conjugation
Conjugation of wanian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | wanian | tō wanienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | wanie waniġe | wanode |
| 2nd-person singular | wanast | wanodest |
| 3rd-person singular | wanaþ | wanode |
| plural | waniaþ waniġaþ | wanodon |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | wanie waniġe | wanode |
| plural | wanien waniġen | wanoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | wana | |
| plural | waniaþ waniġaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| waniende waniġende | (ġe)wanod | |
Derived terms
- ġewanian
Descendants
- Middle English: wanien, wanen
- Scots: wan, wane
- English: wane
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wēnijaną.
Verb
wānian
- to believe
- to imagine
- to hope
Conjugation
Conjugation of wānian (weak class 1)
| infinitive | wānian | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | wāniu | wānda |
| 2nd person singular | wānis | wāndes |
| 3rd person singular | wānid | wānda |
| plural | wāniad | wāndun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | wānie | wāndi |
| 2nd person singular | wānies | wāndis |
| 3rd person singular | wānie | wāndi |
| plural | wānien | wāndin |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | wāni | |
| plural | wāniad | |
| participle | present | past |
| wāniandi | giwānid, wānid | |
Descendants
- Low German: wahnen