Part of speech: verb
Verb type: weak verb (1)
to think, suppose; to believe, opine
Etymology
[Mod E WEEN ← Prot-Germ *wēnjan; Goth wēnjan; O Fris wēna; O Sax wānian; Dt wanen; OHG wānen (Mod G wähnen); O Icel væna (cf Mod Icel vænta “to hope (for); to expect”)]
Paradigm
4.2.1 (a)
(a) with a short root vowel
I class | infinitive | past tense singular |
to plough | erian | erede |
to perform, commit | fremman | fremede |
(b) with a long root vowel
I class | infinitive | past tense singular |
to feed | fédan | fédde |
to keep, observe | cépan | cépte |
to send | sendan | sende |
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