wæccan in Old English

IPA: /ˈwæt.t͡ʃɑn/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *wakkjan, from Proto-Germanic *wakjaną. Doublet of weċċan. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*wakkjan}} Proto-West Germanic *wakkjan, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*wakjaną}} Proto-Germanic *wakjaną, {{doublet|ang|weċċan}} Doublet of weċċan Head templates: {{ang-verb|wæċċan}} wæċċan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|wæċċan<w1/papp:wæht>}} Forms: wæċċan [canonical], weak [table-tags], wæċċan [infinitive], wæċċenne [infinitive], wæċċe [first-person, present, singular], wæhte [first-person, past, singular], wæċest [present, second-person, singular], wæhtest [past, second-person, singular], wæċeþ [present, singular, third-person], wæhte [past, singular, third-person], wæċċaþ [plural, present], wæhton [past, plural], wæċċe [present, singular], wæhte [past, singular], wæċċen [plural, present], wæhten [past, plural], wæċe [imperative, past, present, singular], wæċċaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], wæċċende [imperative, present], wæht [imperative, past], ġewæht [imperative, past]

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  "descendants": [
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "English",
          "lang_code": "en",
          "word": "watch"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "lang_code": "enm",
      "word": "wacchen"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "gmw-pro",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*wakjaną"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "weċċan"
      },
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      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *wakkjan, from Proto-Germanic *wakjaną. Doublet of weċċan.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wæċċan",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weak",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "1",
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      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæċċan",
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      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæċċenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæċċe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæhte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæċest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæhtest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæċeþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæhte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæċċaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæhton",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæhte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæhten",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæċe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæċċaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæċċende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæht",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġewæht",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      },
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    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "wæċċan<w1/papp:wæht>"
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      "name": "ang-conj"
    }
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  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be or stay awake"
      ],
      "id": "en-wæccan-ang-verb-feca8vDV",
      "links": [
        [
          "awake",
          "awake"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwæt.t͡ʃɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wæccan"
}

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{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "English",
          "lang_code": "en",
          "word": "watch"
        }
      ],
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      "lang_code": "enm",
      "word": "wacchen"
    }
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "1": "ang",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *wakkjan, from Proto-Germanic *wakjaną. Doublet of weċċan.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "wæċċan",
      "tags": [
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæċċenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæċċe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæhte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæċest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæhtest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "wæċeþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæhte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    {
      "form": "wæċċaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæhton",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæċċe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæhte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæċċen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæhten",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæċe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæċċaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæċċende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæht",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġewæht",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      },
      "expansion": "wæċċan",
      "name": "ang-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wæċċan<w1/papp:wæht>"
      },
      "name": "ang-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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        "Old English class 1 weak verbs",
        "Old English doublets",
        "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-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 be or stay awake"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "awake",
          "awake"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwæt.t͡ʃɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wæccan"
}

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"wæccan" meaning in Old English

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