wæpn

Old English

Alternative forms

• wǣpen
• ƿǣpn — wynn spelling

Etymology

From Anglo-Frisian *wǣpn, from West Germanic *wāpn, from Northwest Germanic *wāpną, from Proto-Germanic *wēpną. Related to Old Frisian wēpn, Old Saxon wāpan, Old Dutch wāpan, Old High German wāfan, Old Norse vápn, Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐍀𐌽 (wēpn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wæːpn/

Noun

wǣpn n (nominative plural wǣpnu)

1. weapon
   • c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English‎^[1]:

     Iċ herie þā wǣpnu and þone wer.

     I praise the weapons and the man.

2. (anatomy) penis

Declension

Declension of wæpn (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	wǣpn	wǣpnu
accusative	wǣpn	wǣpnu
genitive	wǣpnes	wǣpna
dative	wǣpne	wǣpnum

Derived terms

• bewǣpnian (“to disarm”)
• ġewǣpne (“arms”)
• ġewǣpnian (“to arm”)
• wǣpned (“male”)
• wǣpnhūs (“armory”)
• wǣpnlēas (“unarmed”)
• wǣpnwīfestre (“hermaphrodite”)
• wǣpnþracu (“force of arms”)

Descendants

• Middle English: wepen
  • English: weapon
  • Scots: wapyn, wappen