verb
- to think or suppose; to believe or imagine
Usage: archaic; literary
Examples
- The old knight did ween that his quest would soon end.
- She weened herself safe from harm behind the castle walls.
- Do not ween that fortune will always favor you.
- He weened the stranger to be a merchant from distant lands.
- The villagers weened the comet to be an omen of doom.
- I ween you speak the truth, though it be hard to hear.