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To bewail, deplore, lament, mourn

Source: Ringe 2014:50, https://bosworthtoller.com/6896
originates from
PWGmc *kwainōn "to lament" (kwainōn > kwainān > kwānān > kwānan) through pwgmc-to-oe
(source: Ringe 2014:50)
PGmc *kʷainōjan- "to lament" (kʷainōjan- > kwainōjan > kwānōjan > kwānian) through pgmc-to-oe
(source: Kroonen 2013:314)