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Old English · adjective

wacol

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈwɑ.kol/
Syllables
ˈwɑ · kol (2 syllables)
Modern English
watchfulvigilant

Meaning

  1. watchful, vigilant

    Æfter ðisum ġebede, hē ābād on ðām leġere āne fēawa dagas, mid fefore ġewǣht, þurh wacolon ġebedum, on flōre liċġende, bestrēowod mid axum, on stīðre hǣran, upāhafenum ēagum and handum tō heofenum, and ne ġeswāc his ġebeda ōðþæt hē sāwlode.

    After this prayer, he remained in sickness for a few days, weakened by fever, in watchful prayer, lying on the floor, bestrewn with ashes, on stiff sackcloth, with eyes and hands turned up toward heaven, and he did not stop his prayers until he passed away.

    Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church

Declension

Strong declension of wacol
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative wacolwacolwacol
Accusative wacolnewacolewacol
Genitive wacoleswacolrewacoles
Dative wacolumwacolrewacolum
Instrumental wacolewacolrewacole
Plural
Nominative wacolewacolawacolewacol
Accusative wacolewacolawacolewacol
Genitive wacolrawacolrawacolra
Dative wacolumwacolumwacolum
Instrumental wacolumwacolumwacolum
Weak declension of wacol
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative wacolawacolewacole
Accusative wacolanwacolanwacole
Genitive wacolanwacolanwacolan
Dative wacolanwacolanwacolan
Instrumental wacolanwacolanwacolan
Plural
Nominative wacolanwacolanwacolan
Accusative wacolanwacolanwacolan
Genitive wacolrawacolenawacolrawacolenawacolrawacolena
Dative wacolumwacolumwacolum
Instrumental wacolumwacolumwacolum

All forms (10)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wakulaz (“watchful”). Cognate with Old High German wahhal.

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