ween

(wēn)

intransitive verb, transitive verb

Archaic to think; suppose; imagine

Origin: ME wenen < OE wenan, akin to Ger wähnen < IE base *wen-, to desire

See ween in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb weened, ween·ing, weens
Archaic
To think; suppose.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English wenen

Origin: , from Old English wēnan; see wen-1 in Indo-European roots

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