Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch wânen, from Old Dutch wānen, from Proto-West Germanic *wānijan, from Proto-Germanic *wēnijaną.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːnən

Verb

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wanen

  1. (reflexive) to misbelieve (believe falsely or incorrectly) oneself to be something

Conjugation

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Conjugation of wanen (weak)
infinitive wanen
past singular waande
past participle gewaand
infinitive wanen
gerund wanen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular waan waande
2nd person sing. (jij) waant, waan2 waande
2nd person sing. (u) waant waande
2nd person sing. (gij) waant waande
3rd person singular waant waande
plural wanen waanden
subjunctive sing.1 wane waande
subjunctive plur.1 wanen waanden
imperative sing. waan
imperative plur.1 waant
participles wanend gewaand
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Noun

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wanen

  1. plural of waan

Middle Dutch

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Etymology 1

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From Old Dutch wānen.

Verb

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wânen

  1. to expect
  2. to think, to be of the opinion
  3. to suspect
Inflection
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Dutch: wanen

Etymology 2

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From Old Dutch *wanon, from Proto-West Germanic *wanōn.

Verb

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wānen

  1. to wane
    Antonym: wassen
Inflection
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Further reading

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Middle English

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Etymology

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From Old English wānian.

Verb

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wanen

  1. to moan, to wail, to complain
  2. (figuratively, of a bell) to sound
  3. to lament, to bewail

Old Dutch

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *wānijan.

Verb

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wānen

  1. to think, to suppose

Inflection

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Descendants

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Further reading

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  • wānen”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old High German

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *wānijan.

Verb

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wānen

  1. to suppose, to hope, to guess

Conjugation

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References

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  1. Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014