ween verb. [wi:n] arch.
[Old English wēnan = Old Frisian wēna, Old Saxon wānian (Dutch wanen fancy, imagine), Old High German wan(n)ēn (German wähnen suppose wrongly), Old Norse vna, Gothic wēnjan hope, from Germanic base also of WISH verb, WONT adjective.]
I. verb trans.
1. Think, surmise, or suppose that. Freq. in parenthetical use. Formerly also foll. by direct obj. and inf. or compl. OE.
■ J. Dee The eye weeneth a round Globe..to be a flat and plaine Circle.
■ W. Fulke Let him looke in his lexicon, where I weene al his Greeke is.
■ R. H. Barham A stalwart knight, I ween, was he.
b. Believe, credit, (something). OE-L16.

2. Expect, think possible or likely, anticipate. Now foll. by subord. clause or adverbial compl. OE.
b. Intend, hope, wish, or be minded to do. OE.

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ween
II. verb intrans.

3. Dream of, look for. Foll. by of. rare (Shakes.). Only in E17.

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