wepan

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From earlier wœpan, from Proto-West Germanic *wōpijan, Proto-Germanic *wōpijaną. Cognate with Old Frisian wēpa, Old Saxon wōpian, Old High German wuofan, Old Norse ǿpa.

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Verb[edit]

wēpan

  1. to weep
  2. to complain, bewail

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Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: wepen