wæcan
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *waikwijan, from Proto-Germanic *waikwijaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwæː.kɑn/
Verb
wǣcan
Conjugation
Conjugation of wǣcan (weak, class 1)
| infinitive | wǣcan | wǣcenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | wǣce | wǣhte |
| second person singular | wǣcest, wǣcst | wǣhtest |
| third person singular | wǣceþ, wǣcþ | wǣhte |
| plural | wǣcaþ | wǣhton |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | wǣce | wǣhte |
| plural | wǣcen | wǣhten |
| imperative | ||
| singular | wǣc | |
| plural | wǣcaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| wǣcende | (ġe)wǣced, (ġe)wǣht | |
Related terms
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “wǣcan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.