waen

Dutch Low Saxon

Etymology

From Middle Low German wēsen, from Old Saxon wesan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɛːn/

Verb

waen

1. (intransitive) to be

   Hier kö'j altied owzelf waen.

   Here you can always be yourself.

Inflection

Conjugation of waen (irregular verb)

infinitive	waen
indicative	present	preterite
1st person singular	bun	was
2nd person singular	bunt	was
3rd person singular	is	was
plural	zun/bunt	waren
imperative	present	—
singular	waes
plural	waest
participle	present	past
	waend	(g)ewest
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch wān, from Proto-West Germanic *wāni, from Proto-Germanic *wēniz.

Noun

wâen m

1. hope, expectation
2. opinion, feeling, hunch (without evidence)
3. suspicion
4. doubt

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: waan
  • Afrikaans: waan
• Limburgish: waan

Further reading

• “waen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “waen (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II