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w
ē
n
N (fem)
supposition, opinion, thought, idea
Source:
Ringe 2014
:230,
https://bosworthtoller.com/35062
originates from: PNWGmc
*wāniz
"hope, expectation" (wāniz
>
wāni
>
wą̄ni
>
wōni
>
wēni
>
wēn) through pnwgmc-to-oe
(source:
Ringe 2014
:230)