wegan
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *wegan, from Proto-Germanic *weganą, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-. Cognate with Old Frisian wega, Old Saxon wegan, Dutch wegen, Old High German wegan (German bewegen), Old Norse vega (Swedish väga), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 (gawigan). The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek ϝοχος (wokhos), ὄχος (ókhos, “vehicle”), Latin vehō (“carry”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
wegan
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of wegan (strong class 5)
infinitive | wegan | wegenne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | wege | wæġ |
second person singular | wiġst | wǣge, wāge |
third person singular | wiġþ | wæġ |
plural | wegaþ | wǣgon, wāgon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | wege | wǣge, wāge |
plural | wegen | wǣgen, wāgen |
imperative | ||
singular | weġ | |
plural | wegaþ | |
participle | present | past |
wegende | (ġe)weġen |
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Old Saxon edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *wegan, from Proto-Germanic *weganą.
Verb edit
wegan
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of wegan (strong class 5)
infinitive | wegan | |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | wigu | wah |
2nd person singular | wigis | wāgi |
3rd person singular | wigid | wah |
plural | wegad | wāgun |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st person singular | wege | wāgi |
2nd person singular | weges | wāgis |
3rd person singular | wege | wāgi |
plural | wegen | wāgin |
imperative | present | |
singular | weg | |
plural | wegad | |
participle | present | past |
wigandi | giwegan, wegan |
Descendants edit
- Low German: wegen