wien

See also: Wien

Dutch

Pronoun

wien

1. (interrogative and relative, objective, archaic) (for addressing a masculine person) whom

   Wien Neerlandsch bloed in de aders vloeit, / Van vreemde smetten vrij, ...

   [He] to whom Dutch blood is flowing in the veins, / Free of foreign blemishes, ... (Dutch national anthem from 1815 to 1932)

2. (West-Flanders, colloquial) who/whom

Usage notes

In present-day use, the form wien has been superseded by wie.

Limburgish

Alternative forms

• Wiin (Eupen)
• Wien (Krefeld)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch wijn, from Old Dutch wīn, from Proto-West Germanic *wīn, from Latin vīnum.

Noun

wien m

1. wine

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hwanǭ, accusative of Proto-Germanic *hwaz. Compare German wen (accusative of wer).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /viə̯n/

Pronoun

wien

1. (interrogative) who, whom
2. (relative) who, whoever, whom

Usage notes

• wien is the nominative and accusative form. In the dative case, use wiem.
• Due to the Eifeler Regel, the final -n is lost before all consonants other than <d>, <h>, <n>, <t> and <z>.

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch wīen, from Proto-West Germanic *wīhijan, from Proto-Germanic *wīhijaną.

Verb

wiën

1. to bless, to sanctify
2. to consecrate
3. to dedicate

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: wijden
• Limburgish: wieje

Further reading

• “wiën”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “wiën”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page wiën

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wīhijan, from Proto-Germanic *wīhijaną.

Verb

wīen

1. to bless, to sanctify

Inflection

Conjugation of wīen (weak class 1 irregular, hiatus)

infinitive	wīen
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	wīo, wīon	wīda
2nd person singular	wīs, wīst	wīdos
3rd person singular	wīt	wīda
1st person plural	wīen	wīdun
2nd person plural	wīt	wīdut
3rd person plural	wīent	wīdun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	wīe	wīdi
2nd person singular	wīes, wīest	wīdis
3rd person singular	wīe	wīdi
1st person plural	wīen	wīdin
2nd person plural	wīet	wīdit
3rd person plural	wīen	wīdin
imperative	present
singular	wī
plural	wīt
participle	present	past
	wīendi	wīt, giwīt

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: wiën
  • Dutch: wijden
  • Limburgish: wieje

Further reading

• “wīen”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012