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 *wānī, 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
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