anen

Danish

Noun

anen c

1. definite singular of ane

Middle English

Verb

anen (third-person singular simple present anes, present participle anende, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle aned)

1. (Northern) Alternative form of onen

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑːnən/

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• Rhymes: -ən
• Hyphenation: an‧en

Etymology 1

Verbal noun form of ane (“guess, sense; suspect”), from Low German anen.

Noun

anen m

1. (obsolete) the act of wondering, sensing, assuming or guessing

   Synonyms: anelse, aning

   • 1852, Henrik Wergeland, Samlede Skrifter II, page 274:

     betro’d har jeg dig med ængstlig anen ham, min fattigdoms klenod

     I have entrusted you with an anxious idea of him, the treasure of my poverty

   • 1907, Johan Sebastian Welhaven, Samlede Digterverker II, page 196:

     alt er forventning og tungsindig anen

     everything is expectation and melancholic wondering

   • 1926, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Samlede Digte I, page 102:

     da gik alle længslens straaler sammen i en salig anen

     then all the rays of longing went together in a blessed wondering

   • 1913, Sven Elvestad, Aar og dag, page 85:

     en sorgfuld anen i en ensom nat

     a sad wondering in a lonely night

Etymology 2

Noun

anen m

1. definite singular of ane

References

• “anen” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).