Old English · verb

wansian

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: weak class 2
IPA: /ˈwɑn.si.ɑn/
[ˈwɑn.zi.ɑn]
Syllables: ˈwɑn · si · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English: wanse diminish

Meaning

to diminish

Conjugation

Conjugation of wansian
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	wansiġe	wansode
2nd singular	wansast	wansodest
3rd singular	wansaþ	wansode
Plural	wansiaþ	wansodon
Subjunctive
Singular	wansiġe	wansode
Plural	wansiġen	wansoden

Non-finite forms of wansian
	Form
Infinitive	wansian
Inflected infinitive	wansienne
Imperative singular	wansa
Imperative plural	wansiaþ
Present participle	wansiende
Past participle	wansod ġewansod

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wansōn, a variant of *wanisōn, from Proto-Germanic *wanisōną (“to lessen”). Equivalent to wana + -sian. Alternatively, perhaps borrowed from cognate Old Norse vansa (“to suffer loss”) or derived from Old Norse vansi (“lack, want”).

Descendants

wanse

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