waggen
Middle English
Etymology
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
waggen (third-person singular simple present waggeth, present participle waggende, waggynge, 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
- Old English
- Middle English
- Modern English
Descendants
- English wag
See also
- English wigwag