wenan

1. soft mutation ofgwenan

• wœ̄nan —Anglian

FromProto-Germanic*wēnijaną. Cognate withOld Frisianwēna,Old Saxonwānian,Old High Germanwānen (Germanwähnen),Old Norsevæna,Gothic𐍅𐌴𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽(wēnjan).

• IPA^(key): /ˈweː.nɑn/

wēnan(West Saxon)

1. tothink (be of a certain opinion)

   Iċwēne swā.

   Ithink so.

   Iċwēne þæt iċ wite hwǣr þīna cǣġa sīen.

   Ithink I know where your keys are.

   Hwætwēnaþ ġē be þām þe wē ealle hwǣrhwugu ġemēten?

   What do you guysthink of us all meeting up somewhere?

2. toexpect(+ genitive)
   • Early 11th century,Wulfstan,"Secundum Lucam"

     Uton helpan ūre selfra þā hwīle þe wē magon, þȳ lǣs wē forweorðen þonne wē lǣstwēnen.

     Let us help ourselves while we can, lest we perish when we leastexpect it.

3. (poetic) tohope

When used to express what is thought or expected, it is always in thesubjunctive mood:Iċ wēne þæt þūsīe lēoflīċ ("I think you're lovely").

• forwēnan

• wēn(“expectation”)
• wēna(“opinion”)

• Middle English:wenen
  • Scots:wen,wene,ween
  • English:ween

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