waden

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch wāden, from Old Dutch *wadan, from Proto-Germanic *wadaną.

Pronunciation

Verb

waden

  1. to wade

Inflection

Inflection of waden (weak)
infinitive waden
past singular waadde
past participle gewaad
infinitive waden
gerund waden n
present tense past tense
1st person singular waad waadde
2nd person sing. (jij) waadt waadde
2nd person sing. (u) waadt waadde
2nd person sing. (gij) waadt waadde
3rd person singular waadt waadde
plural waden waadden
subjunctive sing.1 wade waadde
subjunctive plur.1 waden waadden
imperative sing. waad
imperative plur.1 waadt
participles wadend gewaad
1) Archaic.

Related terms

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *wadan, from Proto-Germanic *wadaną.

Verb

wāden

  1. to go, to step
  2. to wade
  3. to flow
  4. to penetrate (of a weapon)

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Dutch: waden

Further reading

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English wadan, from Proto-West Germanic *wadan, from Proto-Germanic *wadaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwaːdən/, /ˈwadən/

Verb

waden

  1. To move forth; to journey on or go about.
  2. To puncture or stab; to journey into a person's body.
  3. To wade; to walk through fluid:
    1. To wade through a fluid; to pass through by wading.
    2. (figurative) To immerse or involve oneself in something.
  4. (rare) To reach or exist over water.
  5. (rare) To wax or wane.

Conjugation

Conjugation of waden (strong class 6 or weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) waden, wade
present tense past tense
1st-person singular wade wod, waded
2nd-person singular wadest wode, wod, wadedest
3rd-person singular wadeth wod, waded
subjunctive singular wade wode1, waded1
imperative singular —
plural2 waden, wade woden, wode, wadeden, wadede
imperative plural wadeth, wade —
participles wadynge, wadende wade, waded, ywade

1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

References

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wēdijaną.

Verb

wāden

  1. to clothe, to dress

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

  • “wāden”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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