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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
ween \ween\, v. i. oe. wenen, as. w?nan, fr. w?n hope,
expectation, opinion; akin to d. waan, ofries. w?n, os.
ohg. w=an, g. wahn delusion, icel. v=an hope,
expectation, goth. w?ns, and d. wanen to fancy, g.
waumhnen, icel. v=ana to hope, goth. w?njan, and perhaps
to e. winsome, wish.
to think; to imagine; to fancy. obs. or poetic --spenser.
milton.
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i have lost more than thou wenest. --chaucer.
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for well i ween,
never before in the bowers of light
had the form of an earthly fay been seen. --j. r.
drake.
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though never a dream the roses sent
of science or love's compliment,
i ween they smelt as sweet. --mrs.
browning.
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