*wainōną

Runic: ᚹᚨᛁᚾᛟᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈwɑi̯.nɔː.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 2

Meanings

to cry, to lament, to grieve

Etymology

From *wai (‘woe! (expression of anguish)’) + *-inōną (‘verbal suffix’).

Conjugation

Present active

PersonIndicativeSubjunctiveImperative
1st singularwainōwainǭ–
2nd singularwainōsiwainōswainō
3rd singularwainōþiwainōwainōþau
1st dualwainōswainōw–
2nd dualwainōþizwainōþizwainōþiz
1st pluralwainōmazwainōm–
2nd pluralwainōþwainōþwainōþ
3rd pluralwainōnþiwainōnwainōnþau

Present passive

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularwainōi–
2nd singularwainōsaiwainōsau
3rd singularwainōþaiwainōþau
1st dual––
2nd dual––
1st pluralwainōnþaiwainōnþau
2nd pluralwainōnþaiwainōnþau
3rd pluralwainōnþaiwainōnþau

Past

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularwainōdǭwainōdēdį̄
2nd singularwainōdēzwainōdēdīz
3rd singularwainōdēwainōdēdī
1st dualwainōdēdūwainōdēdīw
2nd dualwainōdēdudizwainōdēdīdiz
1st pluralwainōdēdumwainōdēdīm
2nd pluralwainōdēdudwainōdēdīd
3rd pluralwainōdēdunwainōdēdīn

Non-finite Forms

InfinitivePresent ParticiplePast Participle
wainōną wainōndz wainōdaz

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Descendants

  • *wainōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • wēnon (Old Dutch)
      • wênen (Middle Dutch)
        • weine, wiene, wèène (Limburgish)
  • *wainōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • wēnon (Old Dutch)
      • wênen (Middle Dutch)
        • wenen (Dutch)
          • ween (Afrikaans)
  • *wainōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • wānian (Old English)
      • wanien, weinen, wonien, wonen (Middle English)
        • ween (English)
        • ween (Scots)
  • *wainōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • wēnia, wainia, weinia (Old Frisian)
      • weynen (North Frisian)
      • weine (West Frisian)
  • *wainōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • weinōn (Old High German)
      • weinen (Middle High German)
        • weinen (German)
  • *wainōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • wēnon, weinōn (Old Saxon)
      • wēnen, weinen (Middle Low German)
        • weinen (Low German)
          • wenen (German Low German)
  • veina (Old Norse)
    • veina (Icelandic)
    • vēna (Old Swedish)

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