wenan

Breton

Noun

wenan

  1. 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

  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

Descendants
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