wanian
Old English
Alternative forms
- ƿānian — wynn spelling
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *wainōną (“to cry, weep”). Cognate with Old High German weinōn (“to weep”).
Pronunciation
Verb
wānian
Conjugation
Conjugation of wānian (weak class 2)
infinitive | wānian | wānienne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | wāniġe | wānode |
second person singular | wānast | wānodest |
third person singular | wānaþ | wānode |
plural | wāniaþ | wānodon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | wāniġe | wānode |
plural | wāniġen | wānoden |
imperative | ||
singular | wāna | |
plural | wāniaþ | |
participle | present | past |
wāniende | (ġe)wānod |
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *wanōną, *wanāną (“to lessen”).
Pronunciation
Verb
wanian
- (transitive) to diminish, lessen, curtail, injure, impair, take from; infringe, annul
- (intransitive) to diminish, dwindle, decline, fade, decay; wane
Conjugation
Conjugation of wanian (weak class 2)
infinitive | wanian | wanienne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | waniġe | wanode |
second person singular | wanast | wanodest |
third person singular | wanaþ | wanode |
plural | waniaþ | wanodon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | waniġe | wanode |
plural | waniġen | wanoden |
imperative | ||
singular | wana | |
plural | waniaþ | |
participle | present | past |
waniende | (ġe)wanod |
Derived terms
Descendants
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wēnijaną.
Verb
wānian
Conjugation
Conjugation of wānian (weak class 1)
infinitive | wānian | |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | wāniu | wānda |
2nd person singular | wānis | wāndes |
3rd person singular | wānid | wānda |
plural | wāniad | wāndun |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st person singular | wānie | wāndi |
2nd person singular | wānies | wāndis |
3rd person singular | wānie | wāndi |
plural | wānien | wāndin |
imperative | present | |
singular | wāni | |
plural | wāniad | |
participle | present | past |
wāniandi | giwānid, wānid |
Descendants
- Low German: wahnen
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- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English verbs
- Old English class 2 weak verbs
- Old English transitive verbs
- Old English intransitive verbs
- Old Saxon terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old Saxon terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old Saxon lemmas
- Old Saxon verbs
- Old Saxon class 1 weak verbs