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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[=a]n, G. wahn delusion, Icel. v[=a]n hope,
expectation, Goth. w?ns, and D. wanen to fancy, G.
w[aum]hnen, Icel. v[=a]na 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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