wanian

Old English

Alternative forms
  • ƿānian

Etymology 1

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

Verb

wānian

  1. to complain, bewail, lament, bemoan
Conjugation
Conjugation of wānian (weak class 2)
infinitive wānian tō wānienne
indicative present past
1st-person singular wānie
wāniġe		 wānode
2nd-person singular wānast wānodest
3rd-person singular wānaþ wānode
plural wāniaþ
wāniġaþ		 wānodon
subjunctive present past
singular wānie
wāniġe		 wānode
plural wānien
wāniġen		 wānoden
imperative
singular wāna
plural wāniaþ
wāniġaþ
participle present past
wāniende
wāniġende		 (ġe)wānod
Descendants
  • Middle English: wanien, weinen, wonien
    • Scots: ween
    • English: ween (Northern England)

Etymology 2

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

Verb

wanian

  1. (transitive) to diminish, lessen, curtail, injure, impair, take from; infringe, annul
  2. (intransitive) to diminish, dwindle, decline, fade, decay; wane
Conjugation
Conjugation of wanian (weak class 2)
infinitive wanian tō wanienne
indicative present past
1st-person singular wanie
waniġe		 wanode
2nd-person singular wanast wanodest
3rd-person singular wanaþ wanode
plural waniaþ
waniġaþ		 wanodon
subjunctive present past
singular wanie
waniġe		 wanode
plural wanien
waniġen		 wanoden
imperative
singular wana
plural waniaþ
waniġaþ
participle present past
waniende
waniġende		 (ġe)wanod
Derived terms
Descendants

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wēnijaną.

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
  • Low German: wahnen
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