wawan
Old English edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Verb edit
wāwan
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of wāwan (strong class 7)
| 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 edit
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “wāwan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Sranan Tongo edit
Adjective edit
wawan