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Old English · verb

wæcnan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈwæk.nɑn/
Syllables
ˈwæk · nɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
wakenarise

Meaning

  1. to wake up; to arise, come into being

Conjugation

Conjugation of wæcnan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular wæcnewæcndewæcnede
2nd singular wæcnestwæcndestwæcnedest
3rd singular wæcneþwæcndewæcnede
Plural wæcnaþwæcndonwæcnedon
Subjunctive
Singular wæcnewæcndewæcnede
Plural wæcnenwæcndenwæcneden
Non-finite forms of wæcnan
Form
Infinitive wæcnan
Inflected infinitive wæcnenne
Imperative singular wæcne
Imperative plural wæcnaþ
Present participle wæcnende
Past participle wæcnedġewæcned

All forms (18)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *waknaną (“to awaken”). Cognate with Old Norse vakna (> Danish vågne), German wachen, Gothic (gawaknan). Compare wacan, wacian.

Descendants

waken

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