wacan
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *wakan, from Proto-Germanic *wakaną, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- (“to be strong, be lively, be vigilant”). Cognate with Old High German wahhen, Old Norse vaka, Danish våge, Dutch waken, German wachen. Akin to Latin vigil.
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wacan
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Conjugation of wacan (strong class 6)
infinitive | wacan | wacenne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | wace | wōc |
second person singular | wæcst | wōce |
third person singular | wæcþ | wōc |
plural | wacaþ | wōcon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | wace | wōce |
plural | wacen | wōcen |
imperative | ||
singular | wac | |
plural | wacaþ | |
participle | present | past |
wacende | (ġe)wæcen, (ġe)wacen |
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wacan