wenan

Breton

Noun

wenan

Soft mutation of gwenan.

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

to think, believe, imagine
to expect, suspect, hope

Conjugation

Conjugation of wēnan (weak class 1)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	wēnan	tō wēnenne
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

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