Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- An old spelling of
ween .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb obsolete To ween.
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Examples
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And in old tyme, there were [ 'wene' in source text -- KTH] wont to be 3 Calyffez; and thei dwelleden in the cytee of Baldak aboveseyd.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 08 Asia, Part I Richard Hakluyt 1584
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Learning Eg-wene's plans for the Kin. to be associated with the Tower and a place for Aes Sedai to retire, had lessened their fears over their future, especially once they found out that their Rule would remain in place and the former Aes Sedai would have to follow it, too.
Knife of Dreams Jordan, Robert, 1948- 2005
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If they thought themselves free of their oaths, and free of Eg-wene's orders to obey her, that should disabuse them.
Knife of Dreams Jordan, Robert, 1948- 2005
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She did not believe he would abandon Eg-wene whatever the Hall commanded.
Knife of Dreams Jordan, Robert, 1948- 2005
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And in old tyme, there were [‘wene’ in source text — KTH] wont to be 3 Calyffez; and thei dwelleden in the cytee of Baldak aboveseyd.
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October 14th, 2004 at 8:35 pm i loved it i cant stop siging it at school in and wene i get home i lisen to the cd for like an hour or to but then mum telles me to tune it of because its pesing her of or i got to get the phon because its for me bye bye from Sarah p.s can u mace a nother cd
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And in old tyme, there were [‘wene’ in source text — KTH] wont to be 3 Calyffez; and thei dwelleden in the cytee of Baldak aboveseyd.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Their minds wene compatible, and it was their minds they loved.
Demons Don't Dream Anthony, Piers 1993
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"Why, sir," the young lady replies, "wene you that I were a kelle (prostitute)?"
A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance Jean Jules Jusserand
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Engelond his a wel god lond · ich wene ech londe best ...
A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance Jean Jules Jusserand
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