væna

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Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *wēnijaną.

Verb

væna (singular past indicative vændi, plural past indicative vændu, past participle vændr)

  1. (ditransitive, with dative and genitive) to give someone hope of something
    þeim vændum vit miskunnar ok eilífrar dýrðar ― we gave them hope of grace and eternal glory
  2. to ween, think
    1. (impersonal, with accusative)
      vænir mik ― methinks
  3. (ditransitive, with accusative and dative) to charge someone with something
    hon vændi mik lygi ― she accused me of lying
  4. (reflexive, with genitive) to hope for
    ek vænisk at þú komir ― I hope you will come
Conjugation
Conjugation of væna — active (weak class 1)
infinitive væna
present participle vænandi
past participle vændr
indicative present past
1st-person singular væni vænda
2nd-person singular vænir vændir
3rd-person singular vænir vændi
1st-person plural vænum vændum
2nd-person plural vænið vænduð
3rd-person plural væna vændu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular væna vænda
2nd-person singular vænir vændir
3rd-person singular væni vændi
1st-person plural vænim vændim
2nd-person plural vænið vændið
3rd-person plural væni vændi
imperative present
2nd-person singular væn, væni
1st-person plural vænum
2nd-person plural vænið
Conjugation of væna — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive vænask
present participle vænandisk
past participle vænzk
indicative present past
1st-person singular vænumk vændumk
2nd-person singular vænisk vændisk
3rd-person singular vænisk vændisk
1st-person plural vænumsk vændumsk
2nd-person plural vænizk vænduzk
3rd-person plural vænask vændusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular vænumk vændumk
2nd-person singular vænisk vændisk
3rd-person singular vænisk vændisk
1st-person plural vænimsk vændimsk
2nd-person plural vænizk vændizk
3rd-person plural vænisk vændisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular vænsk, vænisk
1st-person plural vænumsk
2nd-person plural vænizk

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

væna

  1. inflection of vænn:
    1. positive degree strong feminine accusative singular
    2. positive degree strong masculine accusative plural
    3. positive degree weak masculine oblique singular
    4. positive degree weak feminine nominative singular
    5. positive degree weak neuter singular

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse væna, from Proto-Germanic *wēnijaną.

Verb

vǣna

  1. to believe, assume
  2. to suspect

Conjugation

Conjugation of vǣna (weak)
present past
infinitive vǣna —
participle vǣnandi, vǣnande vǣnter
active voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk vǣnir vǣni, vǣne —   vǣnti, vǣnte vǣnti, vǣnte
þū vǣnir vǣni, vǣne vǣn vǣnti, vǣnte vǣnti, vǣnte
han vǣnir vǣni, vǣne —   vǣnti, vǣnte vǣnti, vǣnte
vīr vǣnum, vǣnom vǣnum, vǣnom vǣnum, vǣnom vǣntum, vǣntom vǣntum, vǣntom
īr vǣnin vǣnin vǣnin vǣntin vǣntin
þēr vǣna vǣnin —   vǣntu, vǣnto vǣntin
mediopassive voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk vǣnis vǣnis, vǣnes —   vǣntis, vǣntes vǣntis, vǣntes
þū vǣnis vǣnis, vǣnes —   vǣntis, vǣntes vǣntis, vǣntes
han vǣnis vǣnis, vǣnes —   vǣntis, vǣntes vǣntis, vǣntes
vīr vǣnums, vǣnoms vǣnums, vǣnoms —   vǣntums, vǣntoms vǣntums, vǣntoms
īr vǣnins vǣnins —   vǣntins vǣntins
þēr vǣnas vǣnins —   vǣntus, vǣntos vǣntins
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