wacken

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English

Etymology

From Middle English waken, from Old English wacen, ġewacen, from Proto-Germanic *wakanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *wakaną (to wake, be awake, arise), equivalent to wake +‎ -en (past participle ending).

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Adjective

wacken (comparative more wacken, superlative most wacken)

  1. (obsolete) Watchful.
  2. (UK dialectal) Lively; sharp; wanton.

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