Old English · verb

wegan

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: strong class V
IPA: /ˈwe.ɡɑn/
[ˈwe.ɣɑn]
Syllables: ˈwe · ɡɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English: weigh carry inflict carry on wear emotions

Meaning

to carry, bear
to wear
to carry on, inflict
to weigh, consider
to feel (emotions)

Conjugation

Conjugation of wegan
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	wege	wæġ
2nd singular	wiġst	wǣge wāge
3rd singular	wiġþ	wæġ
Plural	wegaþ	wǣgon wāgon
Subjunctive
Singular	wege	wǣge wāge
Plural	wegen	wǣgen wāgen

Non-finite forms of wegan
	Form
Infinitive	wegan
Inflected infinitive	wegenne
Imperative singular	weġ
Imperative plural	wegaþ
Present participle	wegende
Past participle	weġen ġeweġen

All forms (18)

wege
wæġ
wiġst
wǣge
wāge
wiġþ
wegaþ
wǣgon
wāgon
wegen
wǣgen
wāgen
wegan
wegenne
weġ
wegende
weġen
ġeweġen

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wegan, from Proto-Germanic *weganą, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-. Cognate with Old Frisian wega, Old Saxon wegan, Dutch wegen, Old High German wegan (German bewegen), Old Norse vega (Swedish väga), Gothic (gawigan). The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek ϝοχος (wokhos), ὄχος (ókhos, “vehicle”), Latin vehō (“carry”).

Descendants

weigh

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