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ween
[ ween ]
verb (used with or without object)
, Archaic.
- to think; suppose.
- to expect, hope, or intend.
ween
/ wiːn /
verb
- archaic.to think or imagine (something)
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Other Words From
- un·weened adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ween1
before 900; Middle English wenen, Old English wēnan to expect; cognate with German wähnen to imagine, Old Norse væna, Gothic wēnjan to hope, expect
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ween1
Old English wēnan; related to Old Saxon wānian, Gothic wēnjan, German wähnen to assume wrongly
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Example Sentences
The use of ween is limited; and the third person, singular and plural, is generally indicated by the sign, O.
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With shields are your ships bedecked; boldly ye bear yourselves, few things ye fear, I ween: tell me how your king is named.
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They, I ween, spoke not more than this: kindly she went to sit at the damsel's knee.
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On each other then they looked before they parted: then, I ween, their fates were severed, and their ways divided.
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The use of ween is limited; and the third person, singular and plural, is generally indicated by the sign O.
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