v. i. [ OE. wenen, AS. w&unr_;nan, fr. w&unr_;n hope, expectation, opinion; akin to D. waan, OFries. w&unr_;n, OS. & OHG. wān, G. wahn delusion, Icel. vān hope, expectation, Goth. w&unr_;ns, and D. wanen to fancy, G. wähnen, Icel. vāna to hope, Goth. w&unr_;njan, and perhaps to E. winsome, wish. ] To think; to imagine; to fancy. [ Obs. or Poetic ] Spenser. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
I have lost more than thou wenest. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
For well I ween,
Never before in the bowers of light
Had the form of an earthly fay been seen. J. R. Drake. [ 1913 Webster ]
Though never a dream the roses sent
Of science or love's compliment,
I ween they smelt as sweet. Mrs. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]