wagian

Old English

Alternative forms

• wageġan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wagōn, from Proto-Germanic *wagōną. Cognate with Old High German wagōn, Old Norse vaga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɑ.ɡi.ɑn/, [ˈwɑ.ɣi.ɑn]

Verb

wagian

1. (intransitive) to move back and forth, wag, wave, shake
2. (intransitive) to shake, totter, sway
3. (intransitive) to be loose

Conjugation

Conjugation of wagian (weak class 2)

infinitive	wagian	wagienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	wagiġe	wagode
second person singular	wagast	wagodest
third person singular	wagaþ	wagode
plural	wagiaþ	wagodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	wagiġe	wagode
plural	wagiġen	wagoden
imperative
singular	waga
plural	wagiaþ
participle	present	past
	wagiende	(ġe)wagod

Derived terms

• wagung

Descendants

• Middle English: wawen, wawyn, waȝien, waȝeȝen, wagien, wawien, wawie, wawi, wawe
  • English: waw
  • Scots: waw
• Middle English: waggen
  • English: wag