wecgan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wagjaną. Cognate with the noun wecg, Lithuanian vagis (“wedge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwej.jɑn/, [ˈwed.d͡ʒɑn]

Verb

weċġan

1. to move, agitate, drive hither and thither

Conjugation

Conjugation of weċġan (weak class 1)

infinitive	weċġan	weċġenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	weċġe	weġde
second person singular	weġst	weġdest
third person singular	weġþ	weġde
plural	weċġaþ	weġdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	weċġe	weġde
plural	weċġen	weġden
imperative
singular	weġe
plural	weċġaþ
participle	present	past
	weċġende	(ġe)weġed, (ġe)weġd

Descendants

• Middle English: weggen
  • English: wedge

References

• John R. Clark Hall (1916) “wecgan”, in A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, New York: Macmillan