wacan

Old English

Etymology

    From Proto-West Germanic *wakan, from Proto-Germanic *wakaną, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- (“to be strong, be lively, be vigilant”). Cognate with Old High German wahhen, Old Norse vaka, Danish våge, Dutch waken, German wachen. Akin to Latin vigil.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈwɑ.kɑn/

    Verb

    wacan

    1. to awake, arise, originate, to be born

    Conjugation

    Conjugation of wacan (strong, class VI)
    infinitive wacan wacenne
    indicative mood present tense past tense
    first person singular wace wōc
    second person singular wæcst wōce
    third person singular wæcþ wōc
    plural wacaþ wōcon
    subjunctive present tense past tense
    singular wace wōce
    plural wacen wōcen
    imperative
    singular wac
    plural wacaþ
    participle present past
    wacende (ġe)wacen

    Derived terms

    • āwacan
    • wacen
      • Middle English: waken
      • ⇒ ġewacen

    Descendants

    Somali

    Adjective

    wacan

    1. perfect
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