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wagen

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See also: Wagen, wägen, and Wägen

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋaːɣə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: wa‧gen
  • Rhymes: -aːɣən

Etymology 1

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    From Middle Dutch wāgen, from Old Dutch wagan, from Proto-West Germanic *wagn, from Proto-Germanic *wagnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-. Doublet of wagon.

    Noun

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    wagen m (plural wagens, diminutive wagentje n)

    1. a wagon, carriage
      Synonyms: kar, wagon
    2. (mainly the diminutive) a cart
      Synonym: kar
    3. an automobile, car, van
      Synonyms: auto, automobiel, kar
    4. a sled, moving platform on wheels or rails a heavy machine etc. is mounted on
    5. (metonymic) a load filling one of the above vehicles
      Synonym: wagenlading
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    Descendants
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    • Afrikaans: wa
    • Jersey Dutch: wâxe
    • Asturian: guaḥe?
    • Lokono: wagen
    • Sranan Tongo: wagi

    Etymology 2

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    From Middle Dutch wâgen. Equivalent to waag (weighing scales) +‎ -en.

    Verb

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    wagen

    1. (intransitive) to venture, take risks
    2. (transitive) to dare, presume
    3. (transitive) to risk, to jeopardize
    Conjugation
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    Conjugation of wagen (weak)
    infinitive wagen
    past singular waagde
    past participle gewaagd
    infinitive wagen
    gerund wagen n
    present tense past tense
    1st person singular waag waagde
    2nd person sing. (jij) waagt, waag2 waagde
    2nd person sing. (u) waagt waagde
    2nd person sing. (gij) waagt waagde
    3rd person singular waagt waagde
    plural wagen waagden
    subjunctive sing.1 wage waagde
    subjunctive plur.1 wagen waagden
    imperative sing. waag
    imperative plur.1 waagt
    participles wagend gewaagd
    1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
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    Etymology 3

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    From Middle Dutch wāgen, from Old Dutch *wagon, from Proto-West Germanic *wagōn, from Proto-Germanic *wagōną.

    Verb

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    wagen

    1. (transitive) to move
    2. (intransitive) to be moved, literally or figuratively in many senses
    Conjugation
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    Conjugation of wagen (weak)
    infinitive wagen
    past singular waagde
    past participle gewaagd
    infinitive wagen
    gerund wagen n
    present tense past tense
    1st person singular waag waagde
    2nd person sing. (jij) waagt, waag2 waagde
    2nd person sing. (u) waagt waagde
    2nd person sing. (gij) waagt waagde
    3rd person singular waagt waagde
    plural wagen waagden
    subjunctive sing.1 wage waagde
    subjunctive plur.1 wagen waagden
    imperative sing. waag
    imperative plur.1 waagt
    participles wagend gewaagd
    1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
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    Etymology 4

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    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Noun

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    wagen

    1. plural of waag

    German

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    Etymology

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    From Middle High German wāgen, ultimately from Old High German wāga (scales, balance; weight) (see Waage), in the sense of putting something on the scales, not knowing where the balance will fall.

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    Verb

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    wagen (weak, third-person singular present wagt, past tense wagte, past participle gewagt, auxiliary haben)

    1. (transitive) to dare (to do something, despite possible risks)
      einen Versuch wagento dare an attempt, to decide to make an attempt
      etwas zu bezweifeln wagento doubt something (literally: to dare to doubt something)
      Wie können Sie es wagen, so etwas zu tun?How dare you do something like this?
    2. (reflexive) to dare to go, to venture (despite some perceived danger)
      Synonym: sich trauen
      Wir haben uns in die Höhle gewagt.We dared to enter the cave.
    3. (archaic, transitive) to risk (one's life, etc.)
      Synonyms: riskieren, aufs Spiel setzen

    Conjugation

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    Further reading

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    • wagen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
    • wagen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
    • wagen” in Duden online
    • wagen” in OpenThesaurus.de

    Middle Dutch

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    Etymology 1

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      From Old Dutch *wagan, from Proto-West Germanic *wagn.

      Noun

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      wāgen m

      1. A wagon, cart.
      Inflection
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      Strong masculine noun
      singular plural
      nominative wagen wagene
      accusative wagen wagene
      genitive wagens wagene
      dative wagene wagenen
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      Etymology 2

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      From Old Dutch *wagon, from Proto-West Germanic *wagōn, from Proto-Germanic *wagōną.

      Verb

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      wāgen

      1. To venture.
      Inflection
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      Conjugation of wāgen (weak)
      infinitive base form wāgen
      genitive wāgens
      dative wāgene
      indicative subjunctive
      present past present past
      1st person singular wāge wāge
      2nd person singular wāechs, wāges wāechs, wāges
      3rd person singular wāecht, wāget wāge
      1st person plural wāgen wāgen
      2nd person plural wāecht, wāget wāecht, wāget
      3rd person plural wāgen wāgen
      imperative
      singular wāech, wāge
      plural wāecht, wāget
      present past
      participle wāgende
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      Etymology 3

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      From wâge +‎ -en.

      Verb

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      wâgen

      1. To weigh, to determine the weight of.
      Inflection
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      Conjugation of wâgen (weak)
      infinitive base form wâgen
      genitive wâgens
      dative wâgene
      indicative subjunctive
      present past present past
      1st person singular wâge wâge
      2nd person singular wâechs, wâges wâechs, wâges
      3rd person singular wâecht, wâget wâge
      1st person plural wâgen wâgen
      2nd person plural wâecht, wâget wâecht, wâget
      3rd person plural wâgen wâgen
      imperative
      singular wâech, wâge
      plural wâecht, wâget
      present past
      participle wâgende
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      Middle English

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      Alternative forms

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      Etymology

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      From Old Northern French wagier; equivalent to wage +‎ -en (infinitival suffix). Doublet of wedden.

      Pronunciation

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      Verb

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      wagen

      1. (transitive) To employ, use, or utilise a person.
      2. (transitive) To give an item or a person as security or as a guarantee.
      3. (transitive) To risk, potentially endanger.
      4. (transitive, rare) To promise to avoid.

      Usage notes

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      In the term wagen batayle (probably from the sense "to risk"; i.e. "to risk battle"), the word approaches something similar to the sense of English (to) wage.

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      Welsh

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      Alternative forms

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      Etymology

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      Borrowed from English wagon.

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      Noun

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      wagen m (plural wageni or wagenau, not mutable)

      1. (vehicles) wagon, wain

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      Mutation

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      H-prothesis does not affect this word as the ⟨w⟩ here represents the semivowel /w/ rather than a vowel sound.

      Further reading

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      • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “wagen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies