waen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch wān, from Proto-Germanic *wēniz.

Noun

wâen m

  1. hope, expectation
  2. opinion, feeling, hunch (without evidence)
  3. suspicion
  4. doubt

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Further reading

  • “waen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “waen (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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