wegan

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Old English

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 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 (gawigan). The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek ϝοχος (wokhos), ὄχος (ókhos, “vehicle”), Latin vehō (“carry”).

Pronunciation

Verb

wegan

  1. to carry, bear
  2. to wear
  3. to carry on, inflict
  4. to weigh, consider
  5. to feel (emotions)

Conjugation

Conjugation of wegan (strong class 5)
infinitive wegan wegenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular wege wæġ
second person singular wiġst wǣge, wāge
third person singular wiġþ wæġ
plural wegaþ wǣgon, wāgon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular wege wǣge, wāge
plural wegen wǣgen, wāgen
imperative
singular weġ
plural wegaþ
participle present past
wegende (ġe)weġen

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: weien, weȝen, weghen

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wegan, from Proto-Germanic *weganą.

Verb

wegan

  1. to carry, bear
  2. to wear
  3. to weigh

Conjugation

Conjugation of wegan (strong class 5)
infinitive wegan
indicative present past
1st person singular wigu wah
2nd person singular wigis wāgi
3rd person singular wigid wah
plural wegad wāgun
subjunctive present past
1st person singular wege wāgi
2nd person singular weges wāgis
3rd person singular wege wāgi
plural wegen wāgin
imperative present
singular weg
plural wegad
participle present past
wigandi giwegan, wegan

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