wægn

Old English

Alternative forms

• wæġen, wǣn

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

Declension of wæġn (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	wæġn	wæġnas
accusative	wæġn	wæġnas
genitive	wæġnes	wæġna
dative	wæġne	wæġnum

Derived terms

• hrædwæġn
• wæġnwyrhta

Descendants

• Middle English: wayn, wain, wein, weyne, weine, wayne, wayen, wene, wen, waȝȝn, waynne, wane
  • English: wain
  • Scots: wain, wayn, wane