wæcan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *waikwijan, from Proto-Germanic *waikwijaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwæː.kɑn/

Verb

wǣcan

1. to weaken, afflict, oppress

Conjugation

Conjugation of wǣcan (weak class 1)

infinitive	wǣcan	wǣcenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	wǣce	wǣcte
second person singular	wǣcest, wǣcst	wǣctest
third person singular	wǣceþ, wǣcþ	wǣcte
plural	wǣcaþ	wǣcton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	wǣce	wǣcte
plural	wǣcen	wǣcten
imperative
singular	wǣc
plural	wǣcaþ
participle	present	past
	wǣcende	(ġe)wǣced

Related terms

• wāc
• wīcan

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “wǣcan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.