wæcan in Old English

IPA: /ˈwæː.kɑn/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *waikwijan, from Proto-Germanic *waikwijaną. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*waikwijan}} Proto-West Germanic *waikwijan, {{der|ang|gem-pro|*waikwijaną}} Proto-Germanic *waikwijaną Head templates: {{ang-verb|head=wǣcan}} wǣcan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|wǣcan<w1>}} Forms: wǣcan [canonical], weak [table-tags], wǣcan [infinitive], wǣcenne [infinitive], wǣce [first-person, present, singular], wǣcte [first-person, past, singular], wǣcest [present, second-person, singular], wǣcst [present, second-person, singular], wǣctest [past, second-person, singular], wǣceþ [present, singular, third-person], wǣcþ [present, singular, third-person], wǣcte [past, singular, third-person], wǣcaþ [plural, present], wǣcton [past, plural], wǣce [present, singular], wǣcte [past, singular], wǣcen [plural, present], wǣcten [past, plural], wǣc [imperative, past, present, singular], wǣcaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], wǣcende [imperative, present], wǣced [imperative, past], ġewǣced [imperative, past]

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      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*waikwijan"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *waikwijan",
      "name": "inh"
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        "3": "*waikwijaną"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *waikwijan, from Proto-Germanic *waikwijaną.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wǣcan",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weak",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "1",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wǣcenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wǣce",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wǣcte",
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        "first-person",
        "past",
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        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "wǣcst",
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      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wǣctest",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "singular",
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      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
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        "present",
        "singular"
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      "form": "wǣcte",
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      "form": "wǣcen",
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "plural"
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    },
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        "singular"
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        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wǣcende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wǣced",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġewǣced",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        {
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        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
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        "to weaken, afflict, oppress"
      ],
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        ],
        [
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        [
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          "oppress"
        ]
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          "word": "wāc"
        },
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        }
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwæː.kɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wæcan"
}

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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*waikwijan"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "3": "*waikwijaną"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *waikwijan, from Proto-Germanic *waikwijaną.",
  "forms": [
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      ]
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
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    },
    {
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        "present",
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    {
      "form": "wǣcte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wǣcest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wǣcst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wǣctest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wǣceþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "wǣcte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "wǣcaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "wǣcton",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wǣce",
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      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "wǣcte",
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      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wǣcen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wǣcten",
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      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wǣc",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wǣcaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wǣcende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wǣced",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġewǣced",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "wǣcan",
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        "1": "wǣcan<w1>"
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "wāc"
    },
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      "word": "wīcan"
    }
  ],
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        "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old English lemmas",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-West 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"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to weaken, afflict, oppress"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "weaken",
          "weaken"
        ],
        [
          "afflict",
          "afflict"
        ],
        [
          "oppress",
          "oppress"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwæː.kɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wæcan"
}

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"wæcan" meaning in Old English

Verb