"wen" meaning in Old English

See wen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /weːn/
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *wēniz, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“love”). Cognate with Old Frisian wen, Old Saxon wan, Old High German wān (German Wahn (“delusion”)), Old Norse ván, Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐌽𐍃 (wēns). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*wēniz}} Proto-Germanic *wēniz, {{der|ang|ine-pro|*wenh₁-||love}} Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“love”), {{cog|ofs|wen}} Old Frisian wen, {{cog|osx|wan}} Old Saxon wan, {{cog|goh|wān}} Old High German wān, {{cog|de|Wahn||delusion}} German Wahn (“delusion”), {{cog|non|ván}} Old Norse ván, {{cog|got|𐍅𐌴𐌽𐍃}} Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐌽𐍃 (wēns) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=f|g2=|g3=|head=wēn|sort=}} wēn f, {{ang-noun|f|head=wēn}} wēn f Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-i-f|wēn}}, {{ang-decl-noun|wēn|wēne,wēna|wēn,wēne|wēne,wēna|wēne|wēna|wēne|wēnum|num=|title=|type=strong i-stem}} Forms: wēn [canonical, feminine], no-table-tags [table-tags], wēn [nominative, singular], wēne [nominative, plural], wēna [nominative, plural], wēn [accusative, singular], wēne [accusative, singular], wēne [accusative, plural], wēna [accusative, plural], wēne [genitive, singular], wēna [genitive, plural], wēne [dative, singular], wēnum [dative, plural]
  1. expectation
    Sense id: en-wen-ang-noun-QNH2uN2B
  2. likelihood
    Sense id: en-wen-ang-noun-99EeGPPR
  3. (poetic) hope Tags: poetic
    Sense id: en-wen-ang-noun-wpJ39V-z Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 20 20 41 20
  4. probability
    Sense id: en-wen-ang-noun-OVX4~ZLN
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            "2": "wene",
            "3": "wen"
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          "expansion": "Middle English: wene, wen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: wene, wen"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
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          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "ween"
          },
          "expansion": "English: ween",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "English: ween"
    },
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            "2": "wen",
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: wen, wene"
    }
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    },
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        "5": "love"
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      "name": "der"
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      "args": {
        "1": "ofs",
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Frisian wen",
      "name": "cog"
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon wan",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "2": "wān"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German wān",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "2": "Wahn",
        "3": "",
        "4": "delusion"
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      "expansion": "German Wahn (“delusion”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse ván",
      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
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        "2": "𐍅𐌴𐌽𐍃"
      },
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "wēna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēnum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
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        "g3": "",
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        "sort": ""
      },
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    },
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      "expansion": "wēn f",
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    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "wēne,wēna",
        "3": "wēn,wēne",
        "4": "wēne,wēna",
        "5": "wēne",
        "6": "wēna",
        "7": "wēne",
        "8": "wēnum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong i-stem"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        "expectation"
      ],
      "id": "en-wen-ang-noun-QNH2uN2B",
      "links": [
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          "expectation",
          "expectation"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      ],
      "id": "en-wen-ang-noun-99EeGPPR",
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          "likelihood"
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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          "hope"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(poetic) hope"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "poetic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "It is probable that some of you know not what circumcision is.",
          "text": "c. 992, Ælfric, \"The Octaves and Circumcision of our Lord\"\nWēn is þæt eower sum nyte hwæt sy ymbsnidennys.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "text": "1000. West Saxon Gospels (John, xvii. 26). Ic him cyðde ðinne naman & gyt wylle cyþan."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "probability"
      ],
      "id": "en-wen-ang-noun-OVX4~ZLN",
      "links": [
        [
          "probability",
          "probability"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/weːn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wen"
}
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    "Old English feminine nouns",
    "Old English i-stem nouns",
    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English nouns",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 18 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: wene, wen"
    },
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            "2": "ween"
          },
          "expansion": "English: ween",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "English: ween"
    },
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            "2": "wen",
            "3": "wene"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: wen, wene"
    }
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        "3": "",
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    },
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      "args": {
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      "name": "cog"
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        "2": "𐍅𐌴𐌽𐍃"
      },
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *wēniz, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“love”). Cognate with Old Frisian wen, Old Saxon wan, Old High German wān (German Wahn (“delusion”)), Old Norse ván, Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐌽𐍃 (wēns).",
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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    {
      "form": "wēne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēn",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēne",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "wēne",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēnum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
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        "g3": "",
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        "sort": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "wēne,wēna",
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        "6": "wēna",
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        "title": "",
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        "expectation"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "expectation",
          "expectation"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "likelihood"
      ],
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        [
          "likelihood",
          "likelihood"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        "hope"
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        "(poetic) hope"
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        {
          "english": "It is probable that some of you know not what circumcision is.",
          "text": "c. 992, Ælfric, \"The Octaves and Circumcision of our Lord\"\nWēn is þæt eower sum nyte hwæt sy ymbsnidennys.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "text": "1000. West Saxon Gospels (John, xvii. 26). Ic him cyðde ðinne naman & gyt wylle cyþan."
        }
      ],
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        "probability"
      ],
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        ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/weːn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wen"
}

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