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cw
ā
nian
V
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)