"wægn" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /wæjn/
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *wagnaz. Cognate with Old Frisian wein, Old Saxon wagan, Old High German wagan, and Old Norse vagn. The Indo-European root is also the source of way and weigh. Etymology templates: {{root|ang|ine-pro|*weǵʰ-}}, {{dercat|ang|gmw-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*wagnaz}} Proto-Germanic *wagnaz, {{cog|ofs|wein}} Old Frisian wein, {{cog|osx|wagan}} Old Saxon wagan, {{cog|goh|wagan}} Old High German wagan, {{cog|non|vagn}} Old Norse vagn Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=wæġn|head2=|sort=}} wæġn m, {{ang-noun|m|head=wæġn}} wæġn m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|wæġn}}, {{ang-decl-noun|wæġn|wæġnas|wæġn|wæġnas|wæġnes|wæġna|wæġne|wæġnum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: wæġn [canonical, masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], wæġn [nominative, singular], wæġnas [nominative, plural], wæġn [accusative, singular], wæġnas [accusative, plural], wæġnes [genitive, singular], wæġna [genitive, plural], wæġne [dative, singular], wæġnum [dative, plural]
  1. wagon, carriage
    Sense id: en-wægn-ang-noun-4tPSZXiW
  2. the Plough constellation
    Sense id: en-wægn-ang-noun-XH~UJ7uO Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wæġen, wǣn Derived forms: hrædwæġn, wæġnwyrhta

Alternative forms

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      "expansion": "Old Saxon wagan",
      "name": "cog"
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      "expansion": "Old High German wagan",
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    {
      "ipa": "/wæjn/"
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    {
      "word": "wæġen"
    },
    {
      "word": "wǣn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wægn"
}

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