ween

[ ween ]

verb (used with or without object)Archaic.
  1. to think; suppose.

  2. to expect, hope, or intend.

Origin of ween

1
before 900; Middle English wenen,Old English wēnan to expect; cognate with German wähnen to imagine, Old Norse væna,Gothic wēnjan to hope, expect

Other words from ween

  • un·weened, adjective

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ween

/ (wiːn) /


verb
  1. archaic to think or imagine (something)

Origin of ween

1
Old English wēnan; related to Old Saxon wānian, Gothic wēnjan, German wähnen to assume wrongly

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