Old English · verb

wacan

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: strong class VI
IPA: /ˈwɑ.kɑn/
Syllables: ˈwɑ · kɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English: arise awake originate wake

Meaning

to awake, arise, originate, to be born

Conjugation

Conjugation of wacan
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	wace	wōc
2nd singular	wæcst	wōce
3rd singular	wæcþ	wōc
Plural	wacaþ	wōcon
Subjunctive
Singular	wace	wōce
Plural	wacen	wōcen

Non-finite forms of wacan
	Form
Infinitive	wacan
Inflected infinitive	wacenne
Imperative singular	wac
Imperative plural	wacaþ
Present participle	wacende
Past participle	wacen ġewacen

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wakan, from Proto-Germanic *wakaną, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- (“to be strong, be lively, be vigilant”). Cognate with Old High German wahhen, Old Norse vaka, Danish våge, Dutch waken, German wachen. Akin to Latin vigil.

Descendants

wake

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