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> w
ē
nan
V
to ween, suppose, think, imagine, opine, believe,
expect
, hope
Source:
Ringe 2014
:143,
https://bosworthtoller.com/35064
originates from: PNWGmc
*wānijaną
"to expect, to hope" (wānijaną
>
wānijan
>
wą̄nijan
>
wą̄njan
>
wēnjan
>
wēnan) through pnwgmc-to-oe
(source:
Ringe 2014
:143)
Inflected forms
wēne
"expect
.pres.1sg
" (
oe-1sg
)
in
Exeter Book Riddle 5
Variations
wǣn
"expect"
Paradigms