wanen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch wânen, from Old Dutch wānen, from Proto-West Germanic *wānijan, from Proto-Germanic *wēnijaną.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -aːnən

Verb

wanen

1. (reflexive) to misbelieve (believe falsely or incorrectly) oneself to be something

Conjugation

Conjugation of wanen (weak)
infinitive	wanen
past singular	waande
past participle	gewaand
infinitive	wanen
gerund	wanen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	waan	waande
2nd person sing. (jij)	waant, waan2	waande
2nd person sing. (u)	waant	waande
2nd person sing. (gij)	waant	waande
3rd person singular	waant	waande
plural	wanen	waanden
subjunctive sing.1	wane	waande
subjunctive plur.1	wanen	waanden
imperative sing.	waan
imperative plur.1	waant
participles	wanend	gewaand
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Noun

wanen

1. plural of waan

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch wānen.

Verb

wânen

1. to expect
2. to think, to be of the opinion
3. to suspect

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• bewânen

Descendants

• Dutch: wanen

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch *wanon, from Proto-West Germanic *wanōn.

Verb

wānen

1. to wane

   Antonym: wassen

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• “wanen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “wanen (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “wanen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “wanen (III)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page III

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English wānian.

Verb

wanen

1. to moan, to wail, to complain
2. (figuratively, of a bell) to sound
3. to lament, to bewail

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wānijan.

Verb

wānen

1. to think, to suppose

Inflection

Conjugation of wānen (weak class 1)

infinitive	wānen
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	wāno, wānon	wānda
2nd person singular	wānis	wāndos
3rd person singular	wānit	wānda
1st person plural	wānun	wāndon
2nd person plural	wānit	wāndot
3rd person plural	wānunt	wāndon
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	wāne	wāndi
2nd person singular	wānis	wāndis
3rd person singular	wāne	wāndi
1st person plural	wānin	wāndin
2nd person plural	wānit	wāndit
3rd person plural	wānin	wāndin
imperative	present
singular	wāni
plural	wānit
participle	present	past
	wānendi	wānt, giwānt

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: wânen
  • Dutch: wanen

Further reading

• “wānen”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wānijan.

Verb

wānen

1. to suppose, to hope, to guess

Conjugation

Conjugation of wānen (weak class 1)

infinitive	wānen
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	wānu	wānita
2nd person singular	wānis, wānist	wānitōs, wāntōst
3rd person singular	wānit	wānita
1st person plural	wānem, wānemēs	wānitum, wānitumēs
2nd person plural	wānet	wānitut
3rd person plural	wānent	wānitun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	wāne	wāniti
2nd person singular	wānēs, wānēst	wānitīs, wānitīst
3rd person singular	wāne	wāniti
1st person plural	wānēm, wānēn, wānemēs	wānitīm, wānitīn, wānitīmēs
2nd person plural	wānēt	wānitīt
3rd person plural	wānēn	wānitīn
imperative	present
singular	wāni
plural	wānet
participle	present	past
	wānenti	giwānit

References

• Köbler, Gerhard (2014), Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch‎^[1] (in German), 6th edition