wawen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English wagian, from Proto-Germanic *wagōną. Compare waggen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwau̯ən/

Verb

wawen

  1. To shake, swing or totter; to move to and fro.
  2. To push; to cause to move.
  3. To go; to travel.

Conjugation

Conjugation of wawen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) wawen, wawe
present tense past tense
1st-person singular wawe wawed
2nd-person singular wawest wawedest
3rd-person singular waweth wawed
subjunctive singular wawe
imperative singular —
plural1 wawen, wawe waweden, wawede
imperative plural waweth, wawe —
participles wawynge, wawende wawed, ywawed

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: waw
  • Scots: waw

References

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