wenan

wenan

Breton

Noun

wenan

1. Soft mutation of gwenan.

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Old English

Alternative forms

• ƿenan

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wēnijaną. Cognate with Old Saxon wānian, Dutch wanen, Old High German wanēn (German wähnen), Old Norse væna, Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (wēnjan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈweːnɑn/

Verb

wēnan

1. to think, believe, imagine

   Hē wēnþ ealle hundas sīen cneohtas and ealle cattas sīen mæġdenu.

   He thinks all dogs are boys and all cats are girls.

2. to expect, suspect, hope

   Wēn þū mīn swā þū þæs wēnst þæt se Hǣlend eft cume.

   Expect me like you expect Jesus to come back.

Conjugation

Conjugation of wēnan (weak class 1)

infinitive	wēnan	tō wēnenne
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	wēne	wēnde
2nd-person singular	wēnest	wēndest
3rd-person singular	wēneþ	wēnde
plural	wēnaþ	wēndon
subjunctive	present	past
singular	wēne	wēnde
plural	wēnen	wēnden
imperative
singular	wēn
plural	wēnaþ
participle	present	past
	wēnende	(ġe)wēned

Derived terms

• forwēnan

Descendants

• Middle English: wenen
  • Scots: wen, wene, ween
  • English: ween