wanian

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Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *wanōn, from Proto-Germanic *wanōną, *wanāną (“to lessen”).

Pronunciation

Verb

wanian

  2. (transitive, intransitive) to shrink or lessen
  3. (transitive) to impair; infringe, annul
Conjugation
Conjugation of wanian (weak class 2)
infinitive wanian wanienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular waniġe wanode
second person singular wanast wanodest
third person singular wanaþ wanode
plural waniaþ wanodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular waniġe wanode
plural waniġen wanoden
imperative
singular wana
plural waniaþ
participle present past
waniende (ġe)wanod
Antonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Middle English: wanien, wanen

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *wainōn, from Proto-Germanic *wainōną (“to cry, weep”). Cognate with Old High German weinōn (“to weep”).

Pronunciation

Verb

wānian

  2. to complain, bewail, lament, bemoan
    Synonym: cwānian
Conjugation
Conjugation of wānian (weak class 2)
infinitive wānian wānienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular wāniġe wānode
second person singular wānast wānodest
third person singular wānaþ wānode
plural wāniaþ wānodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular wāniġe wānode
plural wāniġen wānoden
imperative
singular wāna
plural wāniaþ
participle present past
wāniende (ġe)wānod
Descendants

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wānijan.

Verb

wānian

  1. to believe
  2. to imagine
  3. to hope

Conjugation

Conjugation of wānian (weak class 1)
infinitive wānian
indicative present past
1st person singular wāniu wānda
2nd person singular wānis wāndes
3rd person singular wānid wānda
plural wāniad wāndun
subjunctive present past
1st person singular wānie wāndi
2nd person singular wānies wāndis
3rd person singular wānie wāndi
plural wānien wāndin
imperative present
singular wāni
plural wāniad
participle present past
wāniandi giwānid, wānid

Descendants

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