wæcnan in Old English

IPA: /ˈwæk.nɑn/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *waknaną (“to awaken”). Cognate with Old Norse vakna ( > Danish vågne), German wachen, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌺𐌽𐌰𐌽 (gawaknan). Compare wacan, wacian. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*waknaną||to awaken}} Proto-Germanic *waknaną (“to awaken”), {{cog|non|vakna}} Old Norse vakna, {{cog|da|vågne}} Danish vågne, {{cog|de|wachen}} German wachen, {{cog|got|𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌺𐌽𐌰𐌽}} Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌺𐌽𐌰𐌽 (gawaknan) Head templates: {{ang-verb}} wæcnan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|wæcnan<w1>}} Forms: weak [table-tags], wæcnan [infinitive], wæcnenne [infinitive], wæcne [first-person, present, singular], wæcnde [first-person, past, singular], wæcnede [first-person, past, singular], wæcnest [present, second-person, singular], wæcndest [past, second-person, singular], wæcnedest [past, second-person, singular], wæcneþ [present, singular, third-person], wæcnde [past, singular, third-person], wæcnede [past, singular, third-person], wæcnaþ [plural, present], wæcndon [past, plural], wæcnedon [past, plural], wæcne [present, singular], wæcnde [past, singular], wæcnede [past, singular], wæcnen [plural, present], wæcnden [past, plural], wæcneden [past, plural], wæcne [imperative, past, present, singular], wæcnaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], wæcnende [imperative, present], wæcned [imperative, past], ġewæcned [imperative, past]

Inflected forms

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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "waknen"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: waknen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: waknen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "waken"
          },
          "expansion": "English: waken",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: waken"
    }
  ],
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        "4": "",
        "5": "to awaken"
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "vågne"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish vågne",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "2": "wachen"
      },
      "expansion": "German wachen",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌺𐌽𐌰𐌽"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *waknaną (“to awaken”). Cognate with Old Norse vakna ( > Danish vågne), German wachen, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌺𐌽𐌰𐌽 (gawaknan). Compare wacan, wacian.",
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      "form": "weak",
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive"
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæcnde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæcnede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "wæcndest",
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        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæcnedest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "wæcneþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
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    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "wæcnaþ",
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
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      "form": "wæcndon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæcnedon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "wæcnede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "wæcnen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæcnden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
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        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæcnende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæcned",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġewæcned",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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    }
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    }
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        {
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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        "to wake up; to arise, come into being"
      ],
      "id": "en-wæcnan-ang-verb--auI1RqX",
      "links": [
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          "wake up"
        ],
        [
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          "arise"
        ]
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        "(transitive, intransitive) to wake up; to arise, come into being"
      ],
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        },
        {
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        {
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        }
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        "transitive"
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwæk.nɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wæcnan"
}

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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "waknen"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: waknen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
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          "args": {
            "1": "en",
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        "2": "𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌺𐌽𐌰𐌽"
      },
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *waknaną (“to awaken”). Cognate with Old Norse vakna ( > Danish vågne), German wachen, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌺𐌽𐌰𐌽 (gawaknan). Compare wacan, wacian.",
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        "table-tags"
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        "infinitive"
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        "present",
        "singular"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
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        "singular"
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "wæcneþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæcnde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæcnede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæcnaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæcndon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæcnedon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæcne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæcnde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæcnede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæcnen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæcnden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæcneden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæcne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæcnaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæcnende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæcned",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġewæcned",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      "expansion": "wæcnan",
      "name": "ang-verb"
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  ],
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        "1": "wæcnan<w1>"
      },
      "name": "ang-conj"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "word": "wacan"
    },
    {
      "word": "wacian"
    },
    {
      "word": "awæcnan"
    }
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        "Old English class 1 weak verbs",
        "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old English intransitive verbs",
        "Old English lemmas",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Old English transitive verbs",
        "Old English verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to wake up; to arise, come into being"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wake up",
          "wake up"
        ],
        [
          "arise",
          "arise"
        ]
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        "(transitive, intransitive) to wake up; to arise, come into being"
      ],
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        "intransitive",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwæk.nɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wæcnan"
}

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"wæcnan" meaning in Old English

Verb

Inflected forms