wascan

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *waskan.

Verb

wascan

1. to wash

Inflection

Conjugation of wascan (strong class 7)

infinitive	wascan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	wasco, wascon	wiesc
2nd person singular	weskis	wieski
3rd person singular	weskit	wiesc
1st person plural	wascun	wiescon
2nd person plural	waskit	wiescot
3rd person plural	wascunt	wiescon
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	waske	wieski
2nd person singular	waskis	wieski
3rd person singular	waske	wieski
1st person plural	waskin	wieskin
2nd person plural	waskit	wieskit
3rd person plural	waskin	wieskin
imperative	present
singular	wasc
plural	waskit
participle	present	past
	wascandi	wascan, giwascan

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: wasschen
  • Dutch: wassen
  • Limburgish: wasje, wesje

Further reading

• “waskan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

Alternative forms

• wæscan, wacsan, waxan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *waskan, from Proto-Germanic *waskaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wed- (“wet, water”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɑs.kɑn/

Verb

wascan

1. to wash

Conjugation

Conjugation of wascan (strong, class VI)

infinitive	wascan	wascenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	wasce	wōsc
second person singular	wæsċst	wōsce
third person singular	wæsċþ	wōsc
plural	wascaþ	wōscon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	wasce	wōsce
plural	wascen	wōscen
imperative
singular	wasc
plural	wascaþ
participle	present	past
	wascende	(ġe)wæscen, (ġe)wascen

Derived terms

• āwascan
• ġewascan
• wæsċingweġ

Related terms

• wæsċ
• wæsċestre

Descendants

• Middle English: wasshen, wasch, wasche, waschen, waschsche, washe, washen, wasse, wasschen, wasshe, weschen, waischen, waissche, waisshen, wayschen, whasche, whaschen
  • English: wash
    • → Swazi: washa
  • Scots: wash, wesh