wawan
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *wāan, from Proto-Germanic *wēaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wḗh₁ti, from *h₂weh₁-. Cognate with Old Saxon wāian and Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽 (waian), and more distantly with Old Church Slavonic вѣꙗти (vějati), Ancient Greek ἄημι (áēmi) and Sanskrit वाति (vāti).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwɑː.wɑn/
Verb
wāwan
Conjugation
Conjugation of wāwan (strong, class VII)
| infinitive | wāwan | wāwenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | wāwe | wēow |
| second person singular | wǣwst | wēowe |
| third person singular | wǣwþ | wēow |
| plural | wāwaþ | wēowon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | wāwe | wēowe |
| plural | wāwen | wēowen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | wāw | |
| plural | wāwaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| wāwende | (ġe)wāwen | |
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “wāwan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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Adjective
wawan