venäs

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms
  • vänäs

Etymology

From Old Norse væna, from Proto-Germanic *wēnijaną. Compare Icelandic vonast eftir.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʋèːɳe̞s], [ʋɛ̀ːɳe̞s]
    Rhymes: -èːnɛs, -ɛ̀ːnɛs, -ɛs

Verb

venäs (present venäs or wähnis, plural venäs, preterite vendäs or ventes or väntäs)

  1. (middle, intransitive, with verb phrase) To hope, expect, believe, imagine.
    Ji venäs du hels óppå mäg.
    I hope or expect you visit me.
    Du ha fåll fått brevä, venäs ji.
    You've received the letter, I hope; surely.
    Ji vendäs ji skull a fått mäg nalta mat.
    I hoped, expected, believed that I would have got some food.
    no wähnis jag hä wahl
    I'm sure it will happen.
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