wafen

Middle High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Inherited from Old High German [Term?], from Proto-West Germanic *wāpn, from Proto-Germanic *wēpną.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈwaːfən/

    Noun

    wāfen n

    1. weapon

    Declension

    Declension of wāfen (strong neuter with null plural)
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein daȥ wāfen diu wāfen
    genitive eines dës wāfens, wāfenes dër wāfen, wāfene
    dative eime dëm wāfen, wāfene dën wāfenen
    accusative ein daȥ wāfen diu wāfen

    Descendants

    • Alemannic German: Waaffe
    • Central Franconian:
    • German: Waffe
      • → German Low German: Waffe
    • Yiddish: וואָפֿן (vofn)
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