waen

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Dutch Low Saxon

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German wēsen, from Old Saxon wesan.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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waen

  1. (intransitive) to be
    Hier kö'j altied owzelf waen.
    Here you can always be yourself.

Inflection

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Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch wān, from Proto-West Germanic *wāni, from Proto-Germanic *wēniz.

Noun

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wâen m

  1. hope, expectation
  2. opinion, feeling, hunch (without evidence)
  3. suspicion
  4. doubt

Inflection

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This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

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  • Dutch: waan
    • Afrikaans: waan
  • Limburgish: waan

Further reading

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