wanen

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -aːnən

Verb

wanen

1. to misbelieve (believe falsely or incorrectly)

Inflection

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	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.

Noun

wanen

1. (deprecated template usage) Plural form of waan

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Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch wānen, from Proto-Germanic *wēnijaną.

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-Germanic *wanōną.

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

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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

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Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wēnijaną.

Verb

wānen

1. to think, to suppose

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: wânen
  • Dutch: wanen

Further reading

• “wānen”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

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Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wēnijaną.

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

1. Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014