"wacan" meaning in Old English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈwɑ.kɑn/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *wakan, from Proto-Germanic *wakaną, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- (“to be strong, be lively, be vigilant”). Cognate with Old High German wahhen, Old Norse vaka, Danish våge, Dutch waken, German wachen. Akin to Latin vigil. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*wakan}} Proto-West Germanic *wakan, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*wakaną}} Proto-Germanic *wakaną, {{der|ang|ine-pro|*weǵ-|t=to be strong, be lively, be vigilant}} Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- (“to be strong, be lively, be vigilant”), {{cog|goh|wahhen}} Old High German wahhen, {{cog|non|vaka}} Old Norse vaka, {{cog|da|våge}} Danish våge, {{cog|nl|waken}} Dutch waken, {{cog|de|wachen}} German wachen, {{cog|la|vigil}} Latin vigil Head templates: {{ang-verb}} wacan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|wacan<s6>}} Forms: strong [table-tags], wacan [infinitive], wacenne [infinitive], wace [first-person, present, singular], wōc [first-person, past, singular], wæcst [present, second-person, singular], wōce [past, second-person, singular], wæcþ [present, singular, third-person], wōc [past, singular, third-person], wacaþ [plural, present], wōcon [past, plural], wace [present, singular], wōce [past, singular], wacen [plural, present], wōcen [past, plural], wac [imperative, past, present, singular], wacaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], wacende [imperative, present], wæcen [imperative, past], ġewæcen [imperative, past], wacen [imperative, past], ġewacen [imperative, past]
  1. to awake, arise, originate, to be born Derived forms: āwacan Derived forms (Middle English: waken): wacken [English] Derived forms (wacen): ⇒ ġewacen Related terms: wacian, wacu
    Sense id: en-wacan-ang-verb-XYE7ZvgG Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "name": "desc"
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      ],
      "text": "Middle English: waken"
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      "name": "der"
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      "expansion": "Old High German wahhen",
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        "2": "vaka"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse vaka",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "våge"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish våge",
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    },
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "Dutch waken",
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      "expansion": "German wachen",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "wacenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
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      "form": "wace",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
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        "singular",
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        "present"
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    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "singular"
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "wōcen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
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        "plural",
        "present"
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    },
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      "form": "wacende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæcen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġewæcen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "wacen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        {
          "word": "āwacan"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Middle English: waken",
          "tags": [
            "English"
          ],
          "word": "wacken"
        },
        {
          "sense": "wacen",
          "word": "⇒ ġewacen"
        }
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        "to awake, arise, originate, to be born"
      ],
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        [
          "awake",
          "awake"
        ],
        [
          "arise",
          "arise"
        ],
        [
          "originate",
          "originate"
        ],
        [
          "born",
          "born"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "wacian"
        },
        {
          "word": "wacu"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwɑ.kɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wacan"
}
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "English"
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        "1": "non",
        "2": "vaka"
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      "expansion": "Old Norse vaka",
      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "da",
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      },
      "expansion": "Danish våge",
      "name": "cog"
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        "2": "waken"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
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        "1": "la",
        "2": "vigil"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin vigil",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "6",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "wacan",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wacenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wace",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wōc",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæcst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wōce",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "wæcþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wōc",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wacaþ",
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      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wōcon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wace",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wōce",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "wacen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wac",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wacende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæcen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wacen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġewacen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      "name": "ang-conj"
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  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "wacian"
    },
    {
      "word": "wacu"
    }
  ],
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      "categories": [
        "Old English class 6 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 inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Old English verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to awake, arise, originate, to be born"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "awake",
          "awake"
        ],
        [
          "arise",
          "arise"
        ],
        [
          "originate",
          "originate"
        ],
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          "born",
          "born"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwɑ.kɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wacan"
}

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