wanian

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *wanōn, from Proto-Germanic *wanōną, *wanāną (“to lessen”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwɑ.ni.ɑn/

Verb

wanian

(transitive, intransitive) to shrink or lessen
(transitive) to impair; infringe, annul

Conjugation

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Antonyms

īeċan (“to increase”)
weaxan (“to grow”)

Derived terms

ġewanian

Descendants

Middle English: wanien, wanen
- English: wane
- Scots: wan, wane

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *wainōn, from Proto-Germanic *wainōną (“to cry, weep”). Cognate with Old High German weinōn (“to weep”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwɑː.ni.ɑn/

Verb

wānian

to complain, bewail, lament, bemoan
Synonym: cwānian

Conjugation

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Descendants

Middle English: wanien, weinen, wonien, wonen
- English: ween (Northern England)
- Scots: ween

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wānijan.

Verb

wānian

to believe
to imagine
to hope

Conjugation

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Descendants

Low German: wahnen

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