waden

See also: Waden

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch wāden, from Old Dutch *wadan, from Proto-Germanic *wadaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋaːdə(n)/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aːdən
• Homophones: waadden (general), waadde, wade (n-dropping)

Verb

waden

1. to wade

Inflection

Conjugation of waden (weak)
infinitive	waden
past singular	waadde
past participle	gewaad
infinitive	waden
gerund	waden n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	waad	waadde
2nd person sing. (jij)	waadt, waad2	waadde
2nd person sing. (u)	waadt	waadde
2nd person sing. (gij)	waadt	waadde
3rd person singular	waadt	waadde
plural	waden	waadden
subjunctive sing.1	wade	waadde
subjunctive plur.1	waden	waadden
imperative sing.	waad
imperative plur.1	waadt
participles	wadend	gewaad
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Related terms

• doorwaadbaar

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *wadan, from Proto-Germanic *wadaną.

Verb

wāden

1. to go, to step
2. to wade
3. to flow
4. to penetrate (of a weapon)

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: waden

Further reading

• “waden”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “waden”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle English

Alternative forms

• wade, wode, wadon, wadyn, woden

Etymology

From Old English wadan, from Proto-West Germanic *wadan, from Proto-Germanic *wadaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwaːdən/, /ˈwadən/

Verb

waden

1. To move forth; to journey on or go about.
2. To puncture or stab; to journey into a person's body.
3. To wade; to walk through fluid:
   1. To wade through a fluid; to pass through by wading.
   2. (figurative) To immerse or involve oneself in something.
4. (rare) To reach or exist over water.
5. (rare) To wax or wane.

Conjugation

Conjugation of waden (strong class 6 or weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) waden, wade
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	wade	wod, waded
2nd-person singular	wadest	wode, wod, wadedest
3rd-person singular	wadeth	wod, waded
subjunctive singular	wade	wode1, waded1
imperative singular		—
plural2	waden, wade	woden, wode, wadeden, wadede
imperative plural	wadeth, wade	—
participles	wadynge, wadende	wade, waded, ywade

¹Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
²Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: wade
• Scots: wade, wad

References

• “wāden, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-14.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wēdijaną.

Verb

wāden

1. to clothe, to dress

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• “wāden”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012