waynen

Middle English

Etymology 1

From wayn +‎ -en (“verbal suffix”).

Alternative forms

• wainen, weynen, wayne, veine, veyne, waȝȝnenn

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɛi̯nən/

Verb

waynen

2. (transitive) To move or transport by wagon or cart.
3. (transitive, Late Middle English) To send or deliver.
4. (transitive, Late Middle English) To renounce or reject (for semantic development see give up)

Conjugation

Conjugation of waynen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) waynen, wayne
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	wayne	wayned
2nd-person singular	waynest	waynedest
3rd-person singular	wayneth	wayned
subjunctive singular	wayne
imperative singular		—
plural1	waynen, wayne	wayneden, waynede
imperative plural	wayneth, wayne	—
participles	waynynge, waynende	wayned, ywayned

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: wain (in part)
• Scots: wain, wane

References

• “wainen (v.(1))”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-23.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse vegna.

Alternative forms

• wayne

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɛi̯nən/

Verb

waynen

2. (transitive) To move away, leave, abscond.

Conjugation

Conjugation of waynen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) waynen, wayne
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	wayne	wayned
2nd-person singular	waynest	waynedest
3rd-person singular	wayneth	wayned
subjunctive singular	wayne
imperative singular		—
plural1	waynen, wayne	wayneden, waynede
imperative plural	wayneth, wayne	—
participles	waynynge, waynende	wayned, ywayned

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: wain (in part)

References

• “wainen (v.(2))”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-23.