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Old English · verb

wæccan

Normalised wæċċan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈwæt.t͡ʃɑn/
Syllables
ˈwæt · t͡ʃɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
awake

Meaning

  1. to be or stay awake

Conjugation

Conjugation of wæccan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular wæċċewæhte
2nd singular wæċestwæhtest
3rd singular wæċeþwæhte
Plural wæċċaþwæhton
Subjunctive
Singular wæċċewæhte
Plural wæċċenwæhten
Non-finite forms of wæccan
Form
Infinitive wæċċan
Inflected infinitive wæċċenne
Imperative singular wæċe
Imperative plural wæċċaþ
Present participle wæċċende
Past participle wæhtġewæht

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wakkjan, from Proto-Germanic *wakjaną. Doublet of weċċan.

Descendants

watch

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