Definition of WEEN

ween

Plural: weens

Noun

  • Doubt; conjecture.
  • wiener dog, dachshund
  • penis

Verb

Verb Forms: weened, weening, weens

  • To think or suppose; to imagine or believe.
  • To suppose, imagine; to think, believe.
  • To expect, hope or wish.
  • To weep or cry.
  • To lament.
  • Misspelling of wean.

Examples

  • I ween that my opponent will try to block my triple letter score.
  • The boy's mother weened day and night.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English wene, from Old English wēn, wēna (“hope, weening, expectation”), from Proto-West Germanic *wāni, from Proto-Germanic *wēniz, *wēnǭ (“hope, expectation”), from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to strive, love, want, reach, win”). Cognate with Dutch waan (“delusion”), Afrikaans waan (“delusion”), German Wahn (“illusion, false hope”).

Scrabble Score: 7

ween: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
ween: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ween: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

ween: valid Words With Friends Word