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Old English · verb

gewenan

Normalised ġewēnan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/jeˈweː.nɑn/
Syllables
je · ˈweː · nɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
supposebelieveexpect

Meaning

  1. to hope, expect, believe, suppose

Conjugation

Conjugation of gewenan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ġewēneġewēnde
2nd singular ġewēnestġewēnstġewēndest
3rd singular ġewēneþġewēnþġewēnde
Plural ġewēnaþġewēndon
Subjunctive
Singular ġewēneġewēnde
Plural ġewēnenġewēnden
Non-finite forms of gewenan
Form
Infinitive ġewēnan
Inflected infinitive ġewēnenne
Imperative singular ġewēn
Imperative plural ġewēnaþ
Present participle ġewēnende
Past participle ġewēned

All forms (16)

Etymology

By surface analysis, ġe- + wēnan

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