"wepan" meaning in All languages combined

See wepan on Wiktionary

Verb [Old English]

IPA: /ˈweː.pɑn/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *wōpijan, Proto-Germanic *wōpijaną. Cognate with Old Frisian wēpa, Old Saxon wōpian, Old High German wuofan, Old Norse ǿpa. Etymology templates: {{root|ang|ine-pro|*weh₂b-}}, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*wōpijan}} Proto-West Germanic *wōpijan, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*wōpijaną}} Proto-Germanic *wōpijaną, {{cog|ofs|wēpa}} Old Frisian wēpa, {{cog|osx|wōpian}} Old Saxon wōpian, {{cog|goh|wuofan}} Old High German wuofan, {{cog|non|ǿpa}} Old Norse ǿpa Head templates: {{ang-verb|wēpan}} wēpan, {{tlb|ang|West Saxon}} (West Saxon) Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|wēpan<s7>}} Forms: wēpan [canonical], strong [table-tags], wēpan [infinitive], wēpenne [infinitive], wēpe [first-person, present, singular], wēop [first-person, past, singular], wēpst [present, second-person, singular], wēope [past, second-person, singular], wēpþ [present, singular, third-person], wēop [past, singular, third-person], wēpaþ [plural, present], wēopon [past, plural], wēpe [present, singular], wēope [past, singular], wēpen [plural, present], wēopen [past, plural], wēp [imperative, past, present, singular], wēpaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], wēpende [imperative, present], wōpen [imperative, past], ġewōpen [imperative, past], wœ̄pan [alternative]
  1. to weep Tags: West-Saxon
    Sense id: en-wepan-ang-verb-OMK1zpJV Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, West Saxon Old English Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 16 Disambiguation of West Saxon Old English: 91 9
  2. to complain, bewail Tags: West-Saxon
    Sense id: en-wepan-ang-verb-Am66h8mc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bewēpan, ġewēpan
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bewēpan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ġewēpan"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "wepen"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: wepen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: wepen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "wep"
          },
          "expansion": "Scots: wep",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: wep , wepe, weip"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "weep"
          },
          "expansion": "English: weep",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: weep"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*weh₂b-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*wōpijan"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *wōpijan",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*wōpijaną"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *wōpijaną",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ofs",
        "2": "wēpa"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Frisian wēpa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "wōpian"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon wōpian",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "wuofan"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German wuofan",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "ǿpa"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse ǿpa",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *wōpijan, Proto-Germanic *wōpijaną. Cognate with Old Frisian wēpa, Old Saxon wōpian, Old High German wuofan, Old Norse ǿpa.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wēpan",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "7",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēpan",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēpenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēpe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēop",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēpst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēope",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēpþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēop",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēpaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēopon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēpe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēope",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēpen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēopen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēp",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēpaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēpende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wōpen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġewōpen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wœ̄pan",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wēpan"
      },
      "expansion": "wēpan",
      "name": "ang-verb"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "West Saxon"
      },
      "expansion": "(West Saxon)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wēpan<s7>"
      },
      "name": "ang-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "71 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "74 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "84 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "91 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "West Saxon Old English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Then the king wept and thanked God for his good will.",
          "text": "late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints\nþā wēop sē cyning and þancode gode his gōdan wyllan.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to weep"
      ],
      "id": "en-wepan-ang-verb-OMK1zpJV",
      "links": [
        [
          "weep",
          "weep"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "West-Saxon"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to complain, bewail"
      ],
      "id": "en-wepan-ang-verb-Am66h8mc",
      "links": [
        [
          "complain",
          "complain"
        ],
        [
          "bewail",
          "bewail"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "West-Saxon"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈweː.pɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wepan"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Old English class 7 strong verbs",
    "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *weh₂b-",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Old English verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "West Saxon Old English"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "bewēpan"
    },
    {
      "word": "ġewēpan"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "wepen"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: wepen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: wepen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "wep"
          },
          "expansion": "Scots: wep",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: wep , wepe, weip"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "weep"
          },
          "expansion": "English: weep",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: weep"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*weh₂b-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*wōpijan"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *wōpijan",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*wōpijaną"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *wōpijaną",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ofs",
        "2": "wēpa"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Frisian wēpa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "wōpian"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon wōpian",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "wuofan"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German wuofan",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "ǿpa"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse ǿpa",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *wōpijan, Proto-Germanic *wōpijaną. Cognate with Old Frisian wēpa, Old Saxon wōpian, Old High German wuofan, Old Norse ǿpa.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wēpan",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "7",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēpan",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēpenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēpe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēop",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēpst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēope",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēpþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēop",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēpaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēopon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēpe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēope",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēpen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēopen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēp",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēpaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēpende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wōpen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġewōpen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wœ̄pan",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wēpan"
      },
      "expansion": "wēpan",
      "name": "ang-verb"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "West Saxon"
      },
      "expansion": "(West Saxon)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wēpan<s7>"
      },
      "name": "ang-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Then the king wept and thanked God for his good will.",
          "text": "late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints\nþā wēop sē cyning and þancode gode his gōdan wyllan.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to weep"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "weep",
          "weep"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "West-Saxon"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to complain, bewail"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "complain",
          "complain"
        ],
        [
          "bewail",
          "bewail"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "West-Saxon"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈweː.pɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wepan"
}

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