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Old English · adjective

wana

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈwɑ.nɑ/
Syllables
ˈwɑ · nɑ (2 syllables)
Modern English
wantwanenecessariesdefectabsence

wana1 · adjective

Senses

  1. want of necessaries, lack, want, defect

Declension

Strong declension of wana
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative wanawanewane
Accusative wananwananwane
Genitive wananwananwanan
Dative wananwananwanan
Instrumental wananwananwanan
Plural
Nominative wananwananwanan
Accusative wananwananwanan
Genitive wanrawanenawanrawanenawanrawanena
Dative wanumwanumwanum
Instrumental wanumwanumwanum

wana2 · noun · masculine

Senses

  1. a want, lack, absence

    Mē is fēos wana.

    I have a lack of money (literally "To me, there is an absence of money").

Declension · weak

Declension of wana
SingularPlural
Nominative wanawanan
Accusative wananwanan
Genitive wananwanena
Dative wananwanum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wanō, from Proto-Germanic *wanô, from Proto-Germanic *wanaz (“lacking, deficient, absent”).

Descendants

wane

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