wagian

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wagōn, from Proto-Germanic *wagōną. Cognate with Old High German wagōn, Old Norse vaga.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑ.ɡi.ɑn/, [ˈwɑ.ɣi.ɑn]

Verb

wagian

  1. (intransitive) to move back and forth, wag, wave, shake
  2. (intransitive) to shake, totter, sway
  3. (intransitive) to be loose

Conjugation

Conjugation of wagian (weak, class 2)
infinitive wagian wagienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular wagiġe wagode
second person singular wagast wagodest
third person singular wagaþ wagode
plural wagiaþ wagodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular wagiġe wagode
plural wagiġen wagoden
imperative
singular waga
plural wagiaþ
participle present past
wagiende (ġe)wagod

Derived terms

  • wagung

Descendants

  • Middle English: wawen, wawyn, waȝien, waȝeȝen, wagien, wawien, wawie, wawi, wawe
    • English: waw
    • Scots: waw
  • Middle English: waggen
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