Contionary:weenen

Skundavisk

Etymology

From Middle Skundavisk vēnen, from Old Skundavisk vēnōn, veinōn, from Halmisk ᚹᚨᛁᚾᛟᚾ (wainōn), from Proto-Germanic *wainōną.

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Verb

weenen (weak, third-person singular simple present weent, past tense weende, past participle geweend, past subjunctive weende, auxiliary haven)

  1. to cry, to weep
    Si weende the gante naght.
    She cried the whole night.

Inflection

infinitive weenen
present participle weenend
past participle geweend
auxiliary haven
indicative subjunctive
present ik weene wi weenen ik weene wi weenen
thou weenst ji weent thou weenst ji weent
hi, si, hit weent si, Si weenen hi, si, hit weene si, Si weenen
preterit ik weende wi weenden ik weende wi weenden
thou weendest ji weendet thou weendest ji weendet
hi, si, hit weende si, Si weenden hi, si, hit weenden si, Si weenden
imperative ween weent (ji)

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