waden

See also: Waden

Dutch

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) From Middle Dutch wāden, from Old Dutch *wadan, from Proto-Germanic *wadaną.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -aːdən

Verb

waden

1. to wade

Inflection

Conjugation of waden (weak)
infinitive	waden
past singular	waadde
past participle	gewaad
infinitive	waden
gerund	waden n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	waad	waadde
2nd person sing. (jij)	waadt	waadde
2nd person sing. (u)	waadt	waadde
2nd person sing. (gij)	waadt	waadde
3rd person singular	waadt	waadde
plural	waden	waadden
subjunctive sing.1	wade	waadde
subjunctive plur.1	waden	waadden
imperative sing.	waad
imperative plur.1	waadt
participles	wadend	gewaad
1) Archaic.

Related terms

• doorwaadbaar

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *wadan, from Proto-Germanic *wadaną.

Verb

wāden

1. to go, to step
2. to wade
3. to flow
4. to penetrate (of a weapon)

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: waden

Further reading

• “waden”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “waden”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• wade, wode, wadon, wadyn, woden

Etymology

From Old English wadan, from Proto-Germanic *wadaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwaːdən/, /ˈwadən/

Verb

waden

1. To move forth; to journey on or go about.
2. To puncture or stab; to journey into a person's body.
3. To wade; to walk through fluid:
   1. To wade through a fluid; to pass through by wading.
   2. (figurative) To immerse or involve oneself in something.
4. (rare) To reach or exist over water.
5. (rare) To wax or wane.

Conjugation

Conjugation of waden (strong class 6)

infinitive	(to) waden
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	wade	wode
2nd person singular	wadest	wode, *wodest
3rd person singular	wadeþ, wadeth	wode
plural	waden	woden
subjunctive	present	past
singular	wade	wode
plural	waden	woden
imperative	present
singular	wade
plural	wadeþ, wadeth
participle	present	past
	wadende, wadinge	(y)wade, *(y)waden, (y)waded

Descendants

• English: wade
• Scots: wade, wad

References

• “wāden (v.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-14.

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Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wēdijaną.

Verb

wāden

1. to clothe, to dress

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• “wāden”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012