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 6)
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)wæcen, (ġe)wacen

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

Descendants

Somali

Adjective

wacan

  1. perfect
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