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

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 waanwaande
2nd person sing. (jij) waantwaande
2nd person sing. (u) waantwaande
2nd person sing. (gij) waantwaande
3rd person singular waantwaande
plural wanenwaanden
subjunctive sing.1 wanewaande
subjunctive plur.1 wanenwaanden
imperative sing. waan
imperative plur.1 waant
participles wanendgewaand
1) Archaic.

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
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

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

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

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

References

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