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What's The Definition Of Ween?Synonyms | Synonyms for Ween: Related Terms | Find terms related to Ween: See Also | Ween In Webster's Dictionary \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["a]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.
I have lost more than thou wenest. --Chaucer.
For well I ween, Never before in the bowers of light
Had the form of an earthly fay been seen. --J. R.
Drake.
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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