waden

See also: Waden

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch wāden, from Old Dutch *wadan, from Proto-Germanic *wadaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋaːdə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːdən
  • Homophones: waadden (general), waadde, wade (n-dropping)

Verb

waden

  1. to wade

Conjugation

Conjugation of waden (weak)
infinitive waden
past singular waadde
past participle gewaad
infinitive waden
gerund waden n
present tense past tense
1st person singular waad waadde
2nd person sing. (jij) waadt, waad2 waadde
2nd person sing. (u) waadt waadde
2nd person sing. (gij) waadt waadde
3rd person singular waadt waadde
plural waden waadden
subjunctive sing.1 wade waadde
subjunctive plur.1 waden waadden
imperative sing. waad
imperative plur.1 waadt
participles wadend gewaad
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *wadan, from Proto-Germanic *wadaną.

Verb

wāden

  1. to go, to step
  2. to wade
  3. to flow
  4. to penetrate (of a weapon)

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Dutch: waden

Further reading

  • waden”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “waden”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English wadan, from Proto-West Germanic *wadan, from Proto-Germanic *wadaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwaːdən/, /ˈwadən/

Verb

waden

  1. To move forth; to journey on or go about.
  2. To puncture or stab; to journey into a person's body.
  3. To wade; to walk through fluid:
    1. To wade through a fluid; to pass through by wading.
    2. (figurative) To immerse or involve oneself in something.
  4. (rare) To reach or exist over water.
  5. (rare) To wax or wane.

Conjugation

Conjugation of waden (strong class 6 or weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) waden, wade
present tense past tense
1st-person singular wade wod, waded
2nd-person singular wadest wode, wod, wadedest
3rd-person singular wadeth wod, waded
subjunctive singular wade wode1, waded1
imperative singular
plural2 waden, wade woden, wode, wadeden, wadede
imperative plural wadeth, wade
participles wadynge, wadende waden, wade, waded, ywaden, ywade

1 Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

References

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wēdijaną.

Verb

wāden

  1. to clothe, to dress

Inflection

Further reading

  • wāden”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑ.den/

Verb

waden

  1. plural present subjunctive of wadan

Participle

waden

  1. past participle of wadan