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Old English · verb

wafian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈwɑ.fi.ɑn/
[ˈwɑ.vi.ɑn]
Syllables
ˈwɑ · fi · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
waveadmireagitatedamazedastonishedgazewonderhesitate

wafian1 · verb

Senses

  1. to be agitated, astonished, amazed

  2. to gaze at, wonder at, admire; hesitate

Conjugation

Conjugation of wafian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular wafiġewafode
2nd singular wafastwafodest
3rd singular wafaþwafode
Plural wafiaþwafodon
Subjunctive
Singular wafiġewafode
Plural wafiġenwafoden
Non-finite forms of wafian
Form
Infinitive wafian
Inflected infinitive wafienne
Imperative singular wafa
Imperative plural wafiaþ
Present participle wafiende
Past participle wafodġewafod

wafian2 · verb

Senses

  1. to wave

Conjugation

Conjugation of wafian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular wafiġewafode
2nd singular wafastwafodest
3rd singular wafaþwafode
Plural wafiaþwafodon
Subjunctive
Singular wafiġewafode
Plural wafiġenwafoden
Non-finite forms of wafian
Form
Infinitive wafian
Inflected infinitive wafienne
Imperative singular wafa
Imperative plural wafiaþ
Present participle wafiende
Past participle wafodġewafod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wabōną. Related to Old English wifer (“missile, arrow, dart”).

From Proto-West Germanic *wabbjan, from Proto-Germanic *wabōną, *wabjaną (“to wander, sway”), from Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- (“to move to and fro, wander”). More at wave.

Descendants

wave

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