wawan

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wāan, from Proto-Germanic *wēaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wḗh₁ti, from *h₂weh₁-. Cognate with Old Saxon wāian and Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽 (waian), and more distantly with Old Church Slavonic вѣꙗти (vějati), Ancient Greek ἄημι (áēmi) and Sanskrit वाति (vāti).

Pronunciation

Verb

wāwan

  1. to blow, be moved by the wind

Conjugation

Conjugation of wāwan (strong class 7)
infinitive wāwan wāwenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular wāwe wēow
second person singular wǣwst wēowe
third person singular wǣwþ wēow
plural wāwaþ wēowon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular wāwe wēowe
plural wāwen wēowen
imperative
singular wāw
plural wāwaþ
participle present past
wāwende (ġe)wāwen

References

Sranan Tongo

Adjective

wawan

  1. only
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