wadan

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wadaną, from Proto-Indo-European *weh₂dʰ-. Cognate with Old Frisian wada, Middle Dutch waden (Dutch waden), Old High German watan (German waten), Old Norse vaða (Icelandic vaða, Swedish vada). The Indo-European root is also the source of Latin vādō (“I go”), vadum (“a ford”).

Pronunciation

Verb

wadan

  1. to go, to advance, to travel
    • early 11th century, author unknown, Battle of Maldon, lines 130 and 131
      Wōd þā wīges heard, wǣpen ūp āhōf, bord tō gebeorge, and wið þæs beornes stōp.
      Then (each warrior, from "hyssa gehwylc") bitter for battle advanced, when (each) raised up (his) weapon, (each one's) shield as protection, and advanced opposite/against (each Viking) warrior.

Conjugation

Conjugation of wadan (strong class 6)
infinitive wadan wadenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular wade wōd
second person singular wætst wōde
third person singular wætt, wæt wōd
plural wadaþ wōdon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular wade wōde
plural waden wōden
imperative
singular wad
plural wadaþ
participle present past
wadende (ġe)wæden, (ġe)waden

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: waden

References

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wadaną.

Verb

wadan

  1. to go, to wander

Conjugation

Conjugation of wadan (strong class 6)
infinitive wadan
indicative present past
1st person singular wadu wōd
2nd person singular wedis wōdi
3rd person singular wedid wōd
plural wadad wōdun
subjunctive present past
1st person singular wade wōdi
2nd person singular wades wōdis
3rd person singular wade wōdi
plural waden wōdin
imperative present
singular wad
plural wadad
participle present past
wadandi giwadan, wadan

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