Definition of "ween" in английский

noun

1. (obsolete) Doubt; conjecture.

verb

1. (archaic) To suppose, imagine; to think, believe.

   • And when they will fight they will shock them together in a plump; that if there be 20000 men, men shall not ween that there be scant 10000.
   • And right as Arthur was on horseback there came a damosel from Morgan le Fay, and brought unto Sir Arthur a sword like unto Excalibur, and the scabbard, and said unto Arthur, Morgan le Fay sendeth here your sword for great love. And he thanked her, and weened it had been so, but she was false, for the sword and the scabbard were counterfeit, and brittle, and false.

2. (dated) To expect, hope or wish.

verb

1. (Northern England, Scotland, rare) To weep or cry.

   • The boy's mother weened day and night.

2. (obsolete) To lament.

verb

1. Misspelling of wean.

noun

1. (slang) wiener dog, dachshund

noun

1. (slang) penis