"wegan" meaning in Old English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈwe.ɡɑn/, [ˈwe.ɣɑn]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *wegan, from Proto-Germanic *weganą, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-. Cognate with Old Frisian wega, Old Saxon wegan, Dutch wegen, Old High German wegan (German bewegen), Old Norse vega (Swedish väga), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 (gawigan). The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek ϝοχος (wokhos), ὄχος (ókhos, “vehicle”), Latin vehō (“carry”). Etymology templates: {{root|ang|ine-pro|*weǵʰ-}}, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*wegan}} Proto-West Germanic *wegan, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*weganą}} Proto-Germanic *weganą, {{der|ang|ine-pro|*weǵʰ-}} Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-, {{cog|ofs|wega}} Old Frisian wega, {{cog|osx|wegan}} Old Saxon wegan, {{cog|nl|wegen}} Dutch wegen, {{cog|goh|wegan}} Old High German wegan, {{cog|de|bewegen}} German bewegen, {{cog|non|vega}} Old Norse vega, {{cog|sv|väga}} Swedish väga, {{cog|got|𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽}} Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 (gawigan), {{cog|grc|ϝοχος}} Ancient Greek ϝοχος (wokhos), {{cog|la|vehō||carry}} Latin vehō (“carry”) Head templates: {{ang-verb}} wegan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|wegan<s5>}} Forms: strong [table-tags], wegan [infinitive], wegenne [infinitive], wege [first-person, present, singular], wæġ [first-person, past, singular], wiġst [present, second-person, singular], wǣge [past, second-person, singular], wāge [past, second-person, singular], wiġþ [present, singular, third-person], wæġ [past, singular, third-person], wegaþ [plural, present], wǣgon [past, plural], wāgon [past, plural], wege [present, singular], wǣge [past, singular], wāge [past, singular], wegen [plural, present], wǣgen [past, plural], wāgen [past, plural], weġ [imperative, past, present, singular], wegaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], wegende [imperative, present], weġen [imperative, past], ġeweġen [imperative, past]
  1. to carry, bear
    Sense id: en-wegan-ang-verb-38js4VZC
  2. to wear
    Sense id: en-wegan-ang-verb-voMHoymm
  3. to carry on, inflict
    Sense id: en-wegan-ang-verb-ir4ZnozF Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Old Saxon entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 3 10 63 4 20 Disambiguation of Old Saxon entries with incorrect language header: 2 7 53 3 21 2 7 4
  4. to weigh, consider
    Sense id: en-wegan-ang-verb-N2AIZc6Z
  5. to feel (emotions)
    Sense id: en-wegan-ang-verb-mF5qwapF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ġewegan, ætweġan Related terms: weċġan

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for wegan meaning in Old English (5.8kB)

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ġewegan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ætweġan"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "weien",
            "3": "weȝen",
            "4": "weghen"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: weien, weȝen, weghen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: weien, weȝen, weghen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "weigh"
          },
          "expansion": "English: weigh",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: weigh"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "wey",
            "3": "wee"
          },
          "expansion": "Scots: wey, wee",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: wey, wee"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*weǵʰ-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*wegan"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *wegan",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*weganą"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *weganą",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "3": "*weǵʰ-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ofs",
        "2": "wega"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Frisian wega",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "wegan"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon wegan",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "wegen"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch wegen",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "wegan"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German wegan",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "bewegen"
      },
      "expansion": "German bewegen",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "vega"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse vega",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "väga"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish väga",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 (gawigan)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ϝοχος"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek ϝοχος (wokhos)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "vehō",
        "3": "",
        "4": "carry"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin vehō (“carry”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *wegan, from Proto-Germanic *weganą, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-. Cognate with Old Frisian wega, Old Saxon wegan, Dutch wegen, Old High German wegan (German bewegen), Old Norse vega (Swedish väga), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 (gawigan). The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek ϝοχος (wokhos), ὄχος (ókhos, “vehicle”), Latin vehō (“carry”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "5",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wegan",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wegenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wege",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæġ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wiġst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wǣge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wāge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wiġþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæġ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wegaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wǣgon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wāgon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wege",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wǣge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wāge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wegen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wǣgen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wāgen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weġ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wegaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wegende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weġen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġeweġen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "wegan",
      "name": "ang-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wegan<s5>"
      },
      "name": "ang-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "weċġan"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to carry, bear"
      ],
      "id": "en-wegan-ang-verb-38js4VZC",
      "links": [
        [
          "carry",
          "carry"
        ],
        [
          "bear",
          "bear"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to wear"
      ],
      "id": "en-wegan-ang-verb-voMHoymm",
      "links": [
        [
          "wear",
          "wear"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "3 10 63 4 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 7 53 3 21 2 7 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Saxon entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to carry on, inflict"
      ],
      "id": "en-wegan-ang-verb-ir4ZnozF",
      "links": [
        [
          "carry on",
          "carry on"
        ],
        [
          "inflict",
          "inflict"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to weigh, consider"
      ],
      "id": "en-wegan-ang-verb-N2AIZc6Z",
      "links": [
        [
          "weigh",
          "weigh"
        ],
        [
          "consider",
          "consider"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to feel (emotions)"
      ],
      "id": "en-wegan-ang-verb-mF5qwapF",
      "links": [
        [
          "feel",
          "feel"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwe.ɡɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈwe.ɣɑn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wegan"
}
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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-Indo-European",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *weǵʰ-",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
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    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    "Old Saxon terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old Saxon terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old Saxon terms with redundant head parameter",
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    }
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      },
      "expansion": "Swedish väga",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
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        "3": "",
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      "expansion": "Latin vehō (“carry”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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    {
      "form": "5",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "class"
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    {
      "form": "wegan",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive"
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      "form": "wegenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "wege",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæġ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wiġst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wǣge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wāge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wiġþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæġ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wegaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wǣgon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wāgon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wege",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wǣge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wāge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wegen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wǣgen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wāgen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weġ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wegaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wegende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weġen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġeweġen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "wegan",
      "name": "ang-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wegan<s5>"
      },
      "name": "ang-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "weċġan"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to carry, bear"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "carry",
          "carry"
        ],
        [
          "bear",
          "bear"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to wear"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wear",
          "wear"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to carry on, inflict"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "carry on",
          "carry on"
        ],
        [
          "inflict",
          "inflict"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to weigh, consider"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "weigh",
          "weigh"
        ],
        [
          "consider",
          "consider"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to feel (emotions)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "feel",
          "feel"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwe.ɡɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈwe.ɣɑn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wegan"
}

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