wunian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wunēn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwu.ni.ɑn/

Verb

wunian

  1. to live somewhere
    Hwǣr wunast þū?
    Where do you live?
    wuniġe on þǣre byrġ, mīn brōðor on þǣm lande.
    I live in the city, my brother in the country.
    Mīn sweostor wunaþ ġīet mid ūrum ieldrum.
    My sister still lives with our parents.
  2. to stay somewhere
    wunode ofer niht on þǣm lǣċehūse.
    He stayed in the hospital overnight.
  3. to live or be in a certain condition
    wuniaþ on hyhte.
    We live in hope.
    Rihtwīsnes ne wunaþ on ǣ.
    Justice does not consist in the law.
    tælmearc þe wunaþ on unhlīsan
    a date which will live in infamy
  4. to be located somewhere
    • Cynewulf, Elene
      Sæġe mē hwǣr sēo rōd wuniġe.
      Tell me where the cross lies.
  5. to consist
  6. to remain, last, continue, endure
    • Psalm 102:12
      Þū on ēcnesse wunast, āwa, Dryhten; wunaþ þīn ġemynd þenden weorold stent.
      You will last forever, always, Lord; the memory of you will endure while the world stands.

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Descendants

  • Middle English: wonen, woniȝen
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