waen

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Dutch Low Saxon

Etymology

From Middle Low German wēsen, from Old Saxon wesan, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes-.

Pronunciation

Verb

waen

  1. (intransitive) to be
    Hier kö'j altied owzelf waen.
    Here you can always be yourself.

Inflection


Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch wān, from Proto-Germanic *wēniz.

Noun

wâen m

  1. hope, expectation
  2. opinion, feeling, hunch (without evidence)
  3. suspicion
  4. doubt

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Dutch: waan
    • Afrikaans: waan
  • Limburgish: waan

Further reading