wikan in All languages combined

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Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *wīkwaną, whence also Old English wīcan. Etymology templates: {{inh|osx|gem-pro|*wīkwaną}} Proto-Germanic *wīkwaną, {{cog|ang|wīcan}} Old English wīcan Head templates: {{head|osx|verb|head=wīkan|sort=}} wīkan, {{osx-verb|head=wīkan}} wīkan Inflection templates: {{osx-conj-st|wīk|wīk|wēk|wik|wik|class=1}} Forms: wīkan [canonical], strong [table-tags], wīkan [infinitive], wīku [first-person, present, singular], wēk [first-person, past, singular], wīkis [present, second-person, singular], wiki [past, second-person, singular], wīkid [present, singular, third-person], wēk [past, singular, third-person], wīkad [plural, present], wikun [past, plural], wīke [first-person, present, singular], wiki [first-person, past, singular], wīkes [present, second-person, singular], wikis [past, second-person, singular], wīke [present, singular, third-person], wiki [past, singular, third-person], wīken [plural, present], wikin [past, plural], wīk [present, singular], wīkandi [present], giwikan [past], wikan [past]

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"wikan" meaning in All languages combined

Verb [Old Saxon]