væna

From Proto-Germanic *wēnijaną.

væna (singular past indicative vændi, plural past indicative vændu, past participle vændr)

1. to give hope [with dative ‘someone’ and genitive ‘of something’]

   þeim vændum vit miskunnar ok eilífrar dýrðar ― we gave them hope of grace and eternal glory

2. to think, to believe, to imagine
   1. (impersonal) to seem [with accusative ‘to someone’]

      vænir mik ― methinks, it seems to me

3. to charge, to accuse [with accusative ‘someone’ and dative ‘of something’]

   hon vændi mik lygi ― she accused me of lying

4. (reflexive) to hope [with genitive ‘for something’ or at (+ subjunctive clause) ‘that ...’]

   ek vænisk at þú komir ― I hope you will come

• ván
• vænn

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

væna

1. inflection of vænn:
   1. positive degree strong feminine accusative singular
   2. positive degree strong masculine accusative plural
   3. positive degree weak masculine oblique singular
   4. positive degree weak feminine nominative singular
   5. positive degree weak neuter singular

From Old Norse væna, from Proto-Germanic *wēnijaną.

vǣna

1. to believe, assume
2. to suspect