expect.pres.1sg

wēnan

V

to ween, suppose, think, imagine, opine, believe, expect, hope

Source: Ringe 2014:143, https://bosworthtoller.com/35064

Attested in Exeter Book Riddle 5 (wēne)

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)

Variations

wǣn "expect"

Paradigms