wægn

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wagnaz. Cognate with Old Frisian wein, Old Saxon wagan, Old High German wagan, and Old Norse vagn. The Indo-European root is also the source of way and weigh.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wæjn/

Noun

wæġn m

  1. wagon, carriage
  2. the Plough constellation

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative wæġn wæġnas
accusative wæġn wæġnas
genitive wæġnes wæġna
dative wæġne wæġnum

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