*wēniz¹
Runic: ᚹᛖᚾᛁᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈwɛː.niz/noun · feminine · i-stem
Meanings
- hope, expectation
- belief
Etymology
Likely nominalized from the adjective, though Kroonen and Orel consider the noun to be the original form.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | wēniz | wēnīz |
| Acc. | wēnį | wēninz |
| Gen. | wēnīz | wēnijǫ̂ |
| Dat. | wēnī | wēnimaz |
| Inst. | wēnī | wēnimiz |
| Voc. | wēni | wēnīz |
Descendants
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*wāni (Proto-West Germanic)
- wēn (Old Frisian)
- wān (Old Saxon)
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*wāni (Proto-West Germanic)
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wān (Old Dutch)
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wâen (Middle Dutch)
- waan (Limburgish)
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wâen (Middle Dutch)
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wān (Old Dutch)
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*wāni (Proto-West Germanic)
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wān (Old Dutch)
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wâen (Middle Dutch)
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waan (Dutch)
- waan (Afrikaans)
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waan (Dutch)
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wâen (Middle Dutch)
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wān (Old Dutch)
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*wāni (Proto-West Germanic)
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wēn (Old English)
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wene, wen (Middle English)
- ween (English)
- wen, wene (Scots)
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wene, wen (Middle English)
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wēn (Old English)
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*wāni (Proto-West Germanic)
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wān (Old High German)
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wān (Middle High German)
- Wahn (German)
- Woun (Luxembourgish)
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wān (Middle High German)
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wān (Old High German)
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ván (Old Norse)
- vón (Faroese)
- von (Icelandic)
- von (Norwegian)
- wān (Old Danish)
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ván (Old Norse)
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iwon, wane, wone (Middle English)
- wone (English)
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iwon, wane, wone (Middle English)
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ván (Old Norse)
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vān (Old Swedish)
- vån (Swedish)
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vān (Old Swedish)
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vǫ́n (Old Norse)
- vón (Faroese)
- von (Icelandic)
- von (Norwegian)
- wān (Old Danish)
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vǫ́n (Old Norse)
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iwon, wane, wone (Middle English)
- wone (English)
-
iwon, wane, wone (Middle English)
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vǫ́n (Old Norse)
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vān (Old Swedish)
- vån (Swedish)
-
vān (Old Swedish)
-
vón (Old Norse)
- vón (Faroese)
- von (Icelandic)
- von (Norwegian)
- wān (Old Danish)
-
vón (Old Norse)
-
iwon, wane, wone (Middle English)
- wone (English)
-
iwon, wane, wone (Middle English)
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vón (Old Norse)
-
vān (Old Swedish)
- vån (Swedish)
-
vān (Old Swedish)
-
ón (Old Norse)
- vón (Faroese)
- von (Icelandic)
- von (Norwegian)
- wān (Old Danish)
-
ón (Old Norse)
-
iwon, wane, wone (Middle English)
- wone (English)
-
iwon, wane, wone (Middle English)
-
ón (Old Norse)
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vān (Old Swedish)
- vån (Swedish)
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vān (Old Swedish)
- 𐍅𐌴𐌽𐍃 (wēns) (Gothic)