Old English · adjective
wann
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /wɑnn/[wɑn]
- Syllables
- wɑnn (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- wanblue-blackdark
wann1 · adjective
Senses
-
dark
Beowulf, ll. 702-3
The shadow-walker came slithering from the dark night.
-
blue-black
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | wann | wann | wann |
| Accusative | wanne | wanne | wann |
| Genitive | wannes | wanre | wannes |
| Dative | wannum | wanre | wannum |
| Instrumental | wanne | wanre | wanne |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | wanne | wannawanne | wann |
| Accusative | wanne | wannawanne | wann |
| Genitive | wanra | wanra | wanra |
| Dative | wannum | wannum | wannum |
| Instrumental | wannum | wannum | wannum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | wanna | wanne | wanne |
| Accusative | wannan | wannan | wanne |
| Genitive | wannan | wannan | wannan |
| Dative | wannan | wannan | wannan |
| Instrumental | wannan | wannan | wannan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | wannan | wannan | wannan |
| Accusative | wannan | wannan | wannan |
| Genitive | wanrawannena | wanrawannena | wanrawannena |
| Dative | wannum | wannum | wannum |
| Instrumental | wannum | wannum | wannum |
wann2 · verb · inflected form
Senses
-
first/third-person singular past indicative of winnan
-
Inflected form of winnan
All forms (9)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *wann (“dark”), of uncertain origin, possibly related to Proto-Germanic *wanōną (“to lessen”). Cognate with Old Frisian wann, wonn (“dark”).
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Descendants
wan
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