Ween /(?)/

Ween

v. i.
  1. To think; to imagine; to fancy. [Obs. or Poetic]
    I have lost more than thou wenest.
    For well I ween, Never before in the bowers of light Had the form of an earthly fay been seen.
    — J. R. Drake.
    Though never a dream the roses sent Of science or love's compliment, I ween they smelt as sweet.