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Old English · verb

wagian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈwɑ.ɡi.ɑn/
[ˈwɑ.ɣi.ɑn]
Syllables
ˈwɑ · ɡi · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
wagwawswaytotterloose

Meaning

  1. to move back and forth, wag, wave, shake

  2. to shake, totter, sway

  3. to be loose

Conjugation

Conjugation of wagian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular wagiġewagode
2nd singular wagastwagodest
3rd singular wagaþwagode
Plural wagiaþwagodon
Subjunctive
Singular wagiġewagode
Plural wagiġenwagoden
Non-finite forms of wagian
Form
Infinitive wagian
Inflected infinitive wagienne
Imperative singular waga
Imperative plural wagiaþ
Present participle wagiende
Past participle wagodġewagod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wagōn, from Proto-Germanic *wagōną. Cognate with Old High German wagōn, Old Norse vaga.

Descendants

wag, waw

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