eldertongue

Old English · verb

wascan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class VI
IPA
/ˈwɑs.kɑn/
Syllables
ˈwɑs · kɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
wash

Meaning

  1. to wash

Conjugation

Conjugation of wascan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular wascewōsc
2nd singular wæsċstwōsce
3rd singular wæsċþwōsc
Plural wascaþwōscon
Subjunctive
Singular wascewōsce
Plural wascenwōscen
Non-finite forms of wascan
Form
Infinitive wascan
Inflected infinitive wascenne
Imperative singular wasc
Imperative plural wascaþ
Present participle wascende
Past participle wæscenġewæscenwascenġewascen

All forms (16)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *waskan, from Proto-Germanic *waskaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wed- (“wet, water”)

Descendants

wash

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