Old English · adjective
unwene
Normalised unwēne
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈunˌweː.ne/
- Syllables
- ˈun · ˌweː · ne (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- unexpectedhopeless
Meaning
-
hopeless
-
unexpected
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | unwēne | unwēnuunwēno | unwēne |
| Accusative | unwēnne | unwēne | unwēne |
| Genitive | unwēnes | unwēnre | unwēnes |
| Dative | unwēnum | unwēnre | unwēnum |
| Instrumental | unwēne | unwēnre | unwēne |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | unwēne | unwēnaunwēne | unwēnuunwēno |
| Accusative | unwēne | unwēnaunwēne | unwēnuunwēno |
| Genitive | unwēnra | unwēnra | unwēnra |
| Dative | unwēnum | unwēnum | unwēnum |
| Instrumental | unwēnum | unwēnum | unwēnum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | unwēna | unwēne | unwēne |
| Accusative | unwēnan | unwēnan | unwēne |
| Genitive | unwēnan | unwēnan | unwēnan |
| Dative | unwēnan | unwēnan | unwēnan |
| Instrumental | unwēnan | unwēnan | unwēnan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | unwēnan | unwēnan | unwēnan |
| Accusative | unwēnan | unwēnan | unwēnan |
| Genitive | unwēnraunwēnena | unwēnraunwēnena | unwēnraunwēnena |
| Dative | unwēnum | unwēnum | unwēnum |
| Instrumental | unwēnum | unwēnum | unwēnum |
All forms (11)
Etymology
By surface analysis, from un- + wēnan (“to hope”)
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