wasend

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Old English

Alternative forms

*wǣsend

Etymology

Apparently representing a Proto-West Germanic present participle. Cognate with Old Frisian wāsande, Old Saxon wāsendi, Old High German weisant.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwɑː.send/, [ˈwɑː.zend]

Noun

wāsend m

the throat or gullet

Descendants

English: weasand, wozzen (dialectal)

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