wacor

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wakr, from Proto-Germanic *wakraz. Cognate with Old Frisian *wekker, Old Saxon *wakkar, Old Dutch *wakkar, Old High German wahhar, and Old Norse vakr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑ.kor/

Adjective

wacor

  1. watchful, vigilant; alert

Declension

Descendants

  • Middle English: wakyr
    • Scots: wakir
    • English: waker (dialectal)