"ween" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /wiːn/ Audio: en-us-ween.ogg [US] Forms: weens [plural]
Rhymes: -iːn Etymology: From Middle English wene, from Old English wēn, wēna (“hope, weening, expectation”), from Proto-West Germanic *wāni, from Proto-Germanic *wēniz, *wēnǭ (“hope, expectation”), from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to strive, love, want, reach, win”). Cognate with Dutch waan (“delusion”), Afrikaans waan (“delusion”), German Wahn (“illusion, false hope”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|wene}} Middle English wene, {{inh|en|ang|wēn}} Old English wēn, {{m|ang|wēna||hope, weening, expectation}} wēna (“hope, weening, expectation”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*wāni}} Proto-West Germanic *wāni, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*wēniz}} Proto-Germanic *wēniz, {{m|gem-pro|*wēnǭ||hope, expectation}} *wēnǭ (“hope, expectation”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*wenh₁-||to strive, love, want, reach, win}} Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to strive, love, want, reach, win”), {{cog|nl|waan||delusion}} Dutch waan (“delusion”), {{cog|af|waan||delusion}} Afrikaans waan (“delusion”), {{cog|de|Wahn||illusion, false hope}} German Wahn (“illusion, false hope”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} ween (plural weens)
  1. (obsolete) Doubt; conjecture. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-ween-en-noun-Qoj52XSi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /wiːn/ Audio: en-us-ween.ogg [US] Forms: weens [plural]
Rhymes: -iːn Etymology: Abbreviation of wiener dog Head templates: {{en-noun}} ween (plural weens)
  1. (slang) wiener dog, dachshund Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-ween-en-noun-JvObUx~f
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Noun

IPA: /wiːn/ Audio: en-us-ween.ogg [US] Forms: weens [plural]
Rhymes: -iːn Etymology: Abbreviation of wiener (penis) Head templates: {{en-noun}} ween (plural weens)
  1. (slang) penis Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-ween-en-noun-9pUtbu9V
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 6

Verb

IPA: /wiːn/ Audio: en-us-ween.ogg [US] Forms: weens [present, singular, third-person], weening [participle, present], weened [past], wende [obsolete, past], wente [obsolete, past], weened [participle, past], wend [obsolete, participle, past], went [obsolete, participle, past]
Rhymes: -iːn Etymology: From Middle English wenen, from Old English wēnan, from Proto-Germanic *wēnijaną. Cognate with Dutch wanen, German wähnen. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|wenen}} Middle English wenen, {{inh|en|ang|wēnan}} Old English wēnan, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*wēnijaną}} Proto-Germanic *wēnijaną, {{cog|nl|wanen}} Dutch wanen, {{cog|de|wähnen}} German wähnen Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=wende|past2_qual=obsolete|past3=wente|past3_qual=obsolete|past_ptc2=wend|past_ptc2_qual=obsolete|past_ptc3=went|past_ptc3_qual=obsolete}} ween (third-person singular simple present weens, present participle weening, simple past weened or (obsolete) wende or (obsolete) wente, past participle weened or (obsolete) wend or (obsolete) went)
  1. (archaic) To suppose, imagine; to think, believe. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-ween-en-verb-sWyQxWrr
  2. (dated) To expect, hope or wish. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-ween-en-verb-2D7xM8R~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: overween, underween
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /wiːn/ Audio: en-us-ween.ogg [US] Forms: weens [present, singular, third-person], weening [participle, present], weened [participle, past], weened [past]
Rhymes: -iːn Etymology: From Middle English weinen (“to wail, lament”), from Old English wānian (“to bewail, lament”), from Proto-Germanic *wainōną (“to cry, lament, grieve”). Cognate with Dutch wenen (“to weep, cry”), German weinen (“to weep, cry”), Icelandic veina (“to wail, cry out”), West Frisian weine (“to weep, cry”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|weinen||to wail, lament}} Middle English weinen (“to wail, lament”), {{inh|en|ang|wānian||to bewail, lament}} Old English wānian (“to bewail, lament”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*wainōną||to cry, lament, grieve}} Proto-Germanic *wainōną (“to cry, lament, grieve”), {{cog|nl|wenen||to weep, cry}} Dutch wenen (“to weep, cry”), {{cog|de|weinen||to weep, cry}} German weinen (“to weep, cry”), {{cog|is|veina||to wail, cry out}} Icelandic veina (“to wail, cry out”), {{cog|fy|weine||to weep, cry}} West Frisian weine (“to weep, cry”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} ween (third-person singular simple present weens, present participle weening, simple past and past participle weened)
  1. (Northern England, Scotland, rare) To weep or cry. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, rare
    Sense id: en-ween-en-verb-8bgHycMc Categories (other): Northern England English, Scottish English
  2. (obsolete) To lament. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-ween-en-verb-uY7uvEyV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: /wiːn/ Audio: en-us-ween.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -iːn Head templates: {{head|en|misspelling}} ween
  1. Misspelling of wean. Tags: alt-of, misspelling Alternative form of: wean
    Sense id: en-ween-en-verb-L3J6O3ZO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1562, John Heywood, The proverbs, epigrams, and miscellanies of John Heywood",
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          "ref": "1974, Stanisław Lem, translated by Michael Kandel, The Cyberiad",
          "text": "Klapaucius too, I ween,\nWill turn the deepest green\nTo hear such flawless verse from Trurl’s machine.",
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        "(archaic) To suppose, imagine; to think, believe."
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    "English nouns",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "Rhymes:English/iːn",
    "Rhymes:English/iːn/1 syllable"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 6,
  "etymology_text": "Abbreviation of wiener (penis)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "weens",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ween (plural weens)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "penis"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "penis",
          "penis"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) penis"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/wiːn/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "wean"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːn"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-ween.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/cb/En-us-ween.ogg/En-us-ween.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/En-us-ween.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ween"
}

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