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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hopōn.
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Verb
hopian
- to hope (+genitive for something)
Iċ hopiġe beterena daga.- I hope for better days.
Uton ealle hopian þæs betstan and wēnan þæs wierrestan.- Let's all hope for the best and expect the worst.
Usage notes
- Following clauses expressing what is hoped are in the subjunctive mood: Iċ hopiġe þæt þū nǣfre ne āfinde hwæt on mīnre heortan sīe (“I hope you never find out what's in my heart”).
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