waggen
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Middle English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Cognate with Old English, Old High German wegan "to move, carry, weigh," Dutch wagen, wegen, German bewegen, wiegen, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish vagga "to rock," Latin vehere "to carry." See also: [1]
Verb[edit]
waggen (third-person singular simple present waggeth, present participle waggende, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle wagged)
- to move to and fro, up and down,
- to walk around, wander
- to stagger, totter, sway
- to waver, vacillate
Related terms[edit]
- Old English
- Middle English
- Modern English
Descendants[edit]
- English wag
See also[edit]
- English wigwag