vaen

From Old East Slavic воина (voina, “war”). Compare Russian война (vojna, “war”). Cognate with Finnish vaino. Alternatively of Baltic origin; compare Latvian vaina (“fault, guilt”). The word appears in older literature often with the meaning of "war".

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɑe̯n/, [ˈvɑe̯n]

vaen (genitive vaenu, partitive vaenu)

1. hostility, enmity

   Sõja ajal suurenes vaen kahe riigi vahel.

   During the war, hostilities between the two countries increased.

• vaen in Sõnaveeb
• M. Langemets, M. Tiits, T. Valdre, L. Veskis, Ü. Viks, P. Voll, editors (2009), “vaen”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language]‎ (online dictionary, in Estonian), 2nd edition, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation)

From Old Dutch fān, from Proto-West Germanic *fą̄han.

vâen

1. to catch, to capture
2. to seize, to grab
3. to catch, to intercept (something in the air)
4. to imprison
5. to conquer (of a city)

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

• vangen

• bevâen
• ontvâen

• Dutch: vangen
  • Afrikaans: vang
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: fanggi
  • Negerhollands: vang, faṅ
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: fank
  • → Aukan: fanga
  • → Sranan Tongo: fanga
    • → Caribbean Javanese: fangah, mangah
• Limburgish: vange

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