venäs

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

  • vänäs

Etymology

From Old Norse væna, from Proto-Germanic *wēnijaną. Compare Icelandic vonast eftir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʋèːɳe̞s], [ʋɛ̀ːɳe̞s]
    Rhymes: -èːnɛs, -ɛ̀ːnɛs, -ɛs

Verb

venäs (present venäs or wähnis, plural venäs, preterite vendäs or ventes or väntäs)

  1. (deponent verb) To hope, expect, believe, imagine.
    Ji venäs du hels óppå mäg.
    I hope or expect you visit me.
    Du ha fåll fått brevä, venäs ji.
    You've received the letter, I hope; surely.
    Ji vendäs ji skull a fått mäg nalta mat.
    I hoped, expected, believed that I would have got some food.
    no wähnis jag hä wahl
    I'm sure it will happen.
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