wanen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch wânen, from Old Dutch *wānen, from Proto-Germanic *wēnijaną.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -aːnən

Verb

wanen

  1. to (falsely) believe

Inflection

Inflection of wanen (weak)
infinitive wanen
past singular waande
past participle gewaand
infinitive wanen
gerund wanen n
verbal noun —
present tense past tense
1st person singular waanwaande
2nd person sing. (jij) waantwaande
2nd person sing. (u) waantwaande
2nd person sing. (gij) waantwaande
3rd person singular waantwaande
plural wanenwaanden
subjunctive sing.1 wanewaande
subjunctive plur.1 wanenwaanden
imperative sing. waan
imperative plur.1 waant
participles wanendgewaand
1) Archaic.

Noun

wanen

  1. Plural form of waan

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch *wānen, from Proto-Germanic *wēnijaną.

Verb

wânen

  1. to expect
  2. to think, to be of the opinion
  3. to suspect
Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch *wanon, from Proto-Germanic *wanōną.

Verb

wānen

  1. 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
  • “wanen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
  • “wanen (III)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English wānian.

Verb

wanen

  1. to moan, to wail, to complain
  2. (figuratively, of a bell) to sound
  3. to lament, to bewail
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